The New York herald., 1879-11-16
HORSE NOTES.

The thoroug hbred chestnut horse Pimlico. the
property of DR.. j. Pembroke Thorn. Baltimore Nd.
was SO unfortunate to break his leg the eth
ult and although every effort was made to the
horse the fracture Of such Q nature that IL
baied skill of the veterinary surgeon in attend
ance and he quietly put out of his misery.
Pimlico was a well-bred horse; he was foaled in
1863 sired by Donerail. dam Maid of Monmouth. by
Traveller; second dam by Hornblower; third dam
Amanda. by Revenge: fourth dam Bellissima by
First Consul; fifth dam Selma Sd. by Halls imp.
Eclipse. sixth dam Ebony. by Don Carlos seventh
dam Young Selma. by imp. Fearnaught; sixth dam
Ebony. by imp. Othello. out of imp. Selma. by the
Godolphin Arabian &c. Pimlico was not distin-
guished the turf. and retired early to the stud
Many of his late foals very promising. OF his
earlier get noted Is the steeplechaser Prob
lem, out of Mystery. by imp. Australian.
DIR. L. Herr of Lexington. KY. drove the bay
trotting horse Won Arnim. years old. by Thorne's
Sentinel. dam Mary Short. by Blood's Black Hawk.
over the Fair Ground track. at Lexington. KY. on
Friday 3lst ult two trials Of mile in 2:20h-2:2l.
The track was rough and heavy in places; had it
been in thorough order the time made would havo
been much faster.
Entries in the regular fixtures to be for at the
annual meeting OF the South Carolina Jockey Club.
to take place the 4th. 9th. 9th and 7th of Febru
airy next to name and close on or before Decem-
ber /. 1879. The stakes open for nominations arc.
respectively The Carolina Stakes, for two-year-
olds owned in the State. one mile; the Hampton
Stakes for four-y year-olds, two-mile heats the
Hutchinson Stakes for three-year-ods, mile heats,
and the Two-Year-Old Stakes. one mile. For the
edifcation OF Northern and Eastern owners who may
enter their horses for the meeting we append the
weights at present in vogue by the South Caro-
lima Jockey club Mares. lilies and geldings to be
allowed lbs; two-year- olds carry 73 lbs; three
year-ods carry 90 lbs; uryear-ods carry 104 lbs
hveyear-olds carry ITO lbs; six-year-olds and up
l1E 11,, WAlta IUhf lhQ n a6-
diion to the regular weights for age. In all races
exclusively twoyear except heat races the
weight shall be lbs. In all exclusively tor
-ods except heat races, the weight shall
be 100 lbs Horses take their age from May l. En-
trance fee for purses. 80 per mile. ENTRIES saould
be addressed to s. d. Stoney, Secretary Charleston
Mr. Charles wheatly Secretary of the American
Jockey Club has rendered his resignation. to take
effect February l. 1880 and will also relinquish the
like position which he has held OF the Monmouth
Park Association, Long Branch. under the new
regime It is understood that Captain Costar has
named to ill the dual vacancy, assisted by Mr..
Frank Clark as superintendent over the tracks OF
the two organizations Mr. Wheatly still remains
with the Saratoga Association which will have the
benefit of all his attention and experience.
Messrs Dwyer Brothers will send their horses to
Nashville to winter. and run them through the
Southern and Western spring campaign. joining the
Eastern division at Saratoga in July next.
Mr. Clark Bell announces sale OF his entire rrot-
ting stock at his stock farm near Dundee. n Y, on
Tuesday, 25th inst. The more prominent horses to
be sold Confederate Chief, full brother OF Wood
ford Chief who has trotted half miles III 1:0S u in
private trials and quarters in 33 seconds in public
trials and he would be good horse for trainer to
have to fit him the turf. his record being only
2:42 in his threeyear-old form. Then there is Andy
Johnson one OF the best living OF Henry Clay.
with record of 1888. aud also the famous mare Dam
Of Centennial, and filly out of her by George
Wilkes, and a mare by Rysdyk's Hambletonian and
much other valuable stock on the catalogues, which
can be obtained of Mr.. Bell at No. LOO Broadway
The Marshand Stock Farm, General Tracy, pro-
pretor has lately added to an already choice colec
ton of brood mares, including full sister to Wall
kill Chief and Orange Girl and Rose Terry, the dam
of Nell record 2:27); together with the following
three daughters of Rysdyk's Hambletonian-
Amanda Wood, Octavia and Pearl, all out Of choice
dams, got by Seeys American Star.