The New York herald., 1877-12-03
TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA.
HORSE NOTES.

The Kentucky Lsre Stock Rsco,d says that Henry Q.
Chcs' tine gray horse Rothschild ioaled in 1862 by
Mambrino Patchen, dam by Edwin Forrest died ON
Sunday, November 25.
James A. Grnstead, of Walnut Hill Stud Farm, Lex
ngton, KY, lost. few days since bay mare foaled
in 1868, BY imported Glencoe, dam Laura Webster, by
Medoc by American Eclipse She left weaving fly
by Gilroy.
James Long, Of Georgetown, Ky has sold his trot-
ting Katie Jackson, by Almont, dam by Cadmus.
to Charles NJ Grant, OF Erie, Pa, for $6,3O0 Within
the past years Mr. Long has sold $4,000 worth OF
colts. the produce OF this mare Mr. Long also sold to
General whhers of Lexington, sucking colt by Old
Clay for $400
Robert Bonner is still adding TO his grand stable OF
high bred troting stock. He purchased last week or
Mojor H. @. Mcdowell, Woodlake Stock Farm Frank
fort, KY. two trotting hcs viz.:-Ethelbera, bay.
foaled April, 1875, by Harold, dam Juietta dam Of
s.er, out Of a mare by whip, ana Naamah. bay nly.
toaled 1875, by George wkcs out Of Hagar by Alex
ander's Abdallah, her dam by Downfngs bay Messen-
ger, out oil q mare said to be by Sir Archy.
TDe peninsula known Synnepuxent Beach, on
Maryland by bod bay, terminates al the Assatcague
Inlet Chincoteague Island Is Just south OF TINS
the Eastern shore Of Virginia BY beautiful bay
miles long, OF the same name. The population Is
about two thousand people, and the island s seven
miles long and about one mile wide All along the
Atlantic SOUTH clear TO the capes, are numerous
islands. formed by inlets from the ocean, with num-
berless inland bays. These are inhabited by
people engaged In oystering and fishing and
Tho raising of Chincotsague ponies There are
large droves of them roaming about. making
their ow living marshes along the coast
In the summer time they are fat but 10 the winter
with delicate limbs, and having great powers OF
durance, they noted for tneir beauty and high
very gentle. They are driven into pens 10 August,
branded, and the salable ones secured and broken
They command from 500 to $lO0 In winter many die
of t0p INV hat n
| grass, which they paw out from under the snow.
Some persons here own hundreds Of them. Tradition
SAYS these ponies descendants OF vessel load OF
horses that was shipped tnis coast In the seven
teentn century on thor way TO jamestown, which Was
The thoroughbred colts and nles purchased for the
Duke Of Hamilton Mr. NJ. h. saniord's last sale of
races-Chestnu. colt, by imp. Glenele out Of Ulr'ca,
by Lexington, and bay COLI by imp Gleneig, out OF
ps@' n IL: adais PARK Pa.s ana powuurst both ios
two-year-olds. to be run tor in 1873 The same two
are also entered in the Two Thousand Gui1sas' meas
| Tne bay lilly, by imp Genelg, out Of Stamps,
BY Lexington. and the bay hly, by imp. Glensle.
Thousand Guineas Tor threey oas, TO be Tor
1870 1t will DO recolectcd that when the big events
closed. in July last the Duke OF Aamlton's chestnut
colt by Glonelg, out OF Ulrlca, and the bay colt, by
imp Glenslg, out OF La Polka, were entered in the
Derby and ST. Lsger; and the bay nly, by imp Glen.
elg out Of Miss Doyle by Lexington, and bay ny by
| imp. Gleneg, out of Stamps, BY Lexington, were en-
Mr.. Pierre Loriliard's youngsters are engaged in
| England as foows:-Bay colt Boardman, BY imp.
| Bonnie Scotland OF Woodbine, by Lexington (own
brother 10 Belle OF the Mead); bay colt lucas, by Lex
ington. out Of Coral by Vanda Town brother to Wan
derer) brown colt Pequot BY Lexington, out OF LULU
Horton, by imp. Albion Town brother TO kidarc and
Spartan: chestnut colt Pawnee, by imp. bennington
Maiden, by Lexington (brother 10 Parole ana ST.
| James,; chestnut colt Sioux, by imp. bennington
10 susquehanna) ana the brown col. Cedric
| by imp Saxon, out OF Fanny Ludlow, Dy
| imp. Eclipse All Of these are entered IN the Two
Thousand Guineas 10 be run Tor In 1879 For the One
tered bay ny Tho Squaw, by imp bennington. out
Ida, by Lexington Town sister to Enqurerl: chest
lly kebecca, ny imp AUSTRALIAN, cut ol Mazurka
by Lexington (own siser to ZooZoo) and the bay hly
by imp SAXON out OF imp. Highland Lassie, by Blair
AlhoL Mr.. Lorilard has also the following entered
in the big events, which closed IN uly All VI hve
youngsters entered In the Derby aud ST. Leger aud
The squaw, by imp. bennington, out oil Ida. ny Lex.
ington aud bay lilly by imp Saxon out OF imp High
land Lassie, by Blair Ath0 entered IN the oaks.
Mr. Morgan L. Mott President the Hudson River
Driving PARK, Is In town, and has brought with MN
and IS driving the road his beautiful bay stallion
Index, by IndependenL by HamDletonian; dam Of
Index by American star. Index Is 10 "a hands high,
smoothly aud roundy turned IN build ana Is one Of
the handsomest horses IN the land. He is hnely
gated and can be driven by q novice. he has never
been regularly trained tor speed, but has shown mile
In 2 :36 Indicator by Index, three-year-oid, has
lately beon sold 10 gentleman oil Denver, COL index
is a capital road horse.
Dr. Radway drives a fast team Of bays good looking
and steady.
Gentlemen owning fast road horses already hav.
ing them clipped, finding that horse winch 10
speeded with long hair on remains wet In his stable
all night, whereas the clipped one is dry when he
reaches his stable ana can eat his supper once.
Extra blankets IN the stable and under the shed, Or
wnen horse not In notion all tnat IL ncces-
| sary 10 take any additional precaution ABOUT Many
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