The New York herald., 1877-03-19
HORSE NOTES.


N. II. Leadbeater has Just purchased for ]. r.
Keenc, formerly OF San Francisco. now residing In
this city, two pairs Of coach horses which merit de-.
scription. Both teams chestnuts, the largest
being 16H hands high, eight years old, OF extra fine
style and action, and were purchased OF Erasus Corn
ing of Albany This took the prize as coachcrs
at tho Now York State Fair last autumn. The other
team bought at Xenia, Ohio They stand full six
teen hands, eight years old anc finely formed
They took the first premium at the Ohio State Fair last
fall, trotting full mile halimc track in three
minutes and twenty seconds Both teams have becn
on Wow At tho New England Stables. aud much
admired by good judges of horseacsh. Chestnut
coach becoming quito fashionable These
two teams ST. 000 They will bo used occasionally
a four-in.hand
Pottlc Covel, OF Naples Ontario county, are the
Of tho racohorse 10 Germs, by Australian, dam
Betty Ward. They bought the horse last fall from
Major c. ". Barker of this city, Colonel Mcdaniel
having parted with him last summer
Mr.. wclch's (of Chestnut Hnls, Philadephia) marc
Blue Ribbon. by Revenue, foaed lately brown ally,
by bennington
The propr,etors Of the Oakland Park San Francisco,
ocr purse or So 900 to be trotcd for April H. pro-
vidIng that Occdent ST. Julien, Rarus Oakland Maid,
Bodine and Sam purdy otherwise. This Is
rather a bad prospect for
Fourteen Of tho seventeen subscribers to the Ken
ucky Handicap Sweepstakes have accepted the weights
and will make grand field for the race Bombay,
Emma c, and Lantenac declined tho terms of the
Handicapped.
Arishdes-thc great red horse--has shown a splInt
In his fore leg and has again 10 be thrown Of
training This will be great disappointment to the
many OF Kentucky who anxious to soc
another contest between him and Ten Brock
The Executive Committee OF the National Associa.
| ofT adera have loci N
gramme for their inaugural meeting 1t is fixed Tor
September IS, good day aud good track. Tho place,
however, has not yet been chosen. Stakes been
opened for fouls Of 1872 1873 Of each $50
payable a time Of closing entries $50 before the
first Monday in July, and tho remainder before
September Tho total entrance money in each class
form sweepstakes be awarded two-thrds to the
winner two-thrds OF the remainder to second horse
the residue 10 tho third horse Mr. Backman has
mated tho OF 5000 to be added to tho stake for
foas Of 1873 Nominations TO tho above stakes to DO
made on or before April 2, 10 Mr. Clark Bell,
No. l20 Broadway, New York. The stake for foals
OF 1874 be mile heats the othcr two stakes milo
heats best three vc The committee also announce
stake for foals OF 1876. Of $3.50 cach be
tho third Thursday In September 1S79 entries to be
mado before July next; $50 to be paid ut time
OF entrance the remainder days before tho meet
ing
The running meetings Of 1877 will come Off In the
following order-Now Orleans begins April and closes
tho 14th; Galveston oath Of April and closes 2sth
Nashville commences May and continues i've days;
Lexington, May II and includes six days; Louisville
May % continues i've days; Chester Park Cncin.
natl, May 2S, some of the days that tho Baltimore
take place. Then follow Jerome Park and
toga From tho beginning Of Juno to tho end Of the
summer there will be meetings following each other
Columbus. Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and Utica
Dan Mace will train ana drive the coming season
Mr. Parks black Relding Prospero
purse Of $1,000 will 90 given for PAGERS at their
summer meeting Dy the Cleveland Club.
II. p. McGrath claims tho following names for foas
recently dropped at MEG rathana Stud Farm, Ken.
tucky:-Iono, bay Ally with hind loot white, oaIcd
March 2, by Tom Bowling. dam Greek Slave, by Glen
coe Duplicate chestnut y four white feet and largo
blaze, fouled March Q, by Tom Bowling, dam Crescent.
by Australian; Lucy George, brown nlly, oaled March
o, by Tipperary, dam Lucy Fowler, by Albion.
Freetown, the horse that General f. W. Pcirce, of
New York, rodo the battle fields In Maryland, vir.
gnia Kentucky and East Tennessee In tho late war,
died at tho homo Of his owner IN Assonet village, on
Washngton's Birthday, and tho next day was buried
In pine box, the Generals family lot in the
etcry, its winding shoet being tho American flag.
Oden Bowie's chestnut 1lly Mary, by Dickens. dam
My Maryland, four years old omitted in the list of
entries for tho Fordham Handicap. Tho total number
of entries in the State is sixtyone.