, 1877-08-12
., ,A1s't Reed Pr<U.
Dire. acuE.. 'o5t'd reed


Nothing more forcibly illustrates the unecr~
ta:nty OF trotting horses being Of Value LOT
,norc than one season than q glance at tEc lls1
of those which were good ones IN tAc'f Grass
thronrh the Eastern Circuit last year. III dong
so # is at oucc apparent to cVen the most casual
ohse-rcy that Of the winners striktngty large
Yronortiou are this season OF no account, or III
i,asr of 50 little value not to be aValaple io1
track purposes in any locality where not eon.
trsts are likely to ensue. ie" Instances u
horses thar were considered good ones lass sea
sm, that arc now In comparative obsclrsty may
not b: uninterestfng.
FIRST On the list comes Sam Puzdy, the Cali
farm, stallion. Last wear this horse was one o1
thc ,nost successful in tho 2:22 class especially
| whom tho heats were split. He trottcu at sA
nuccs III tue 2sepsllaterl, ana ssuu for hss o"ner
| A.. 5:O. standing third on the list OF winners,
Earus anu Goldsmith Maid alone c1cening LIN
III point Of money won. This season ne mas no.
trottcd raee, with the exception OIL one last
winter with Rar,ls, IN California, in which ne
| was defeated.
| Suluceler. who WIS the sensation OF lasL year
in tLc Srptiiateral, beating the Msid at Cacse,
land winning the free-for-afl at Rochester, anu
at Hartford acquiring the ,nt th;s Vesr on
or.,u11f of a tad lee, which will not stdnd lne
| severe pounding OF hard races HIS owner Is
Showing him in exhibitions Of speed Wherever
an association can be found that WISHES 10 IL
rest money in such III enterprise.
MA with her record OF 1:15. Is Wholly use
less this season, auL 3. Cleveland acted SO badiy
that Charley Green got out OF tue suihf us.
usted, threw up both hands, ano ueelea , ~, s.,a.
| hc would never again pu1l Aue ose' ns1 20 -
M,mbrino Kate was one OF the most promising
rouns, mares III the country last seasoh, anu,
With irene, disputed the honors OF tne ~ etass
/ In Il
son she his not been heard OF, but 1oF wiIat fea
soi, is not known. Ircue, who was brought out
last wear by Mike Goodwin, OF Phi!adelpma, anu
acquired record Of 2:2f, trotted IN e" fIces
this season, but could 10 no'nlns "o''n' - A'~A
F,dre fullerton was undoubtedly the best
horse In the frcc-for-all class last year, OUTSIDE
nf Smu.rIcr and the Maid, and It WAS 1nou.nt
them AMI Boline out OF the way he would nave
m easy thing of it, but thus far In tue circuit
he has failed to win race, being pea5en y; "
! Springfield and Cleveland anu drawn " ou111'o
on account Of la1ne hind leg. A.,
CHn f;rant was one Of three horses in tue
! e,ntiateral last year that did not lose q race.
| ;rliis wear /. looks as If he would not WIN que.
He seems to have entirely lost MS o!a-1lne n
speed and thus tar has ntt MESSING oain were he
ras entered in tho free for-all, there Wers nus
!: 'wo othcr entries, Marion and Badger Girl anu
where, had he started, llc was seftaln ~ ~
| money
crrl his record from, ::::,,9A to e:2l, obtaining
thc latter in q 1lfth heat at Rochester when dcao
| lame. 1.x+ ro,r 1o,r.
eriug his record from sa.1H f. W ,s6ich he na1tic
natcd. and winning every race IN that circuit u
sThfcl, lie started This year he is OF very ltI4e
). ACCOUNT, aud thus Tar has failed to make e'en
E}se iood the 5ycar-oll daughter Of Blne
I Bull. was considered by experienced horsene.
), last wear the best 5ycar-old IN the country 1
Z Gov: Spraeue not excepted Sue tlotteu T.. t.ol
early spring until the snow oeshn ~ ny, o,s"J th
umve1 tanann With n record OF 3:23 Thus far th
eeaso., she las done nothing to sustain her rep
)! u.ation, and the natural inference is tnat sn
II has ".one Lack. ..o .ar,a LIND
It There arc pleuty more that could be mentloneo
= ht + lt,oyc are sufIiccutto to establish the poin
!, 1nale at the commencement OF Lbs artleie-
II rooLosrLL1Sd At BUFFALO.
is ae stotcl in tlis paper last Sunday, the &C
le sencc If uool-scillng made the recent mectin
s. at Buffalo all absolute and conspicuous iallute
=, something that has not been known or ureame
IS Of since tie organization OF the present Assoc
re atton. The Buffalo papers treated TIE matte
rery riugerly. and, while not hesitatinF to q
tribute tie failure to the proper cause, d1d nc
OF at ali enter into details and give the wnol
truth. It seems that at the last moment .'!3 n
ID managers OF the track, who plainly saw tht
= Whit pools there would be no attendance
tletermfneL to 60 ahead "regazalcss, " delyln
Ill the law and its bluc-coated 1nnions. Fsal'
Shaw and the Jolly 9ntmby wsrs b9th pans Rressa
c. | ready to err the OddS pros1Qcu tHc lls&uaS
or rcnf would assume the responsibility, but Il
iattcr ts gentlemen weakened bodily, and ti1al "a
Went to the Mayor appsaSrs u Ina. tat
D. | aDDrO1clel ILLS luuCLaoua4 - W."
rs ! servatiye German, and wholly 1n9helent
le .tnrf sports, on high moral level, az
te talked to him in way that s,o,I
failed comprehend Their asgumedae d enidia SeSa
he ness' II reported correctly. They first called
oy Honor's E attention to TIC tact that John No 10
ut t.. .-e- 1rarlr rfotatfno the law ut Snrat01
could not the ct t1s st
n % the Same things But the Mayor was not g. TO
s1 couyinceI ron BY this kind Of twaddle; It. ae 70
IT. them TINT the law was on the stattte.eoohs ,,
they wished to violate It aud taSe .h Sa .>,,
id nuences all right; but to suppose thaI ne Nuu
re h assure them Beforehand that they would not T,
prosecuted md punished vas tne tn1nncsI s1at1 III