, 1879-01-05

and lond on Gen. George II. Thomas unabrasea,
purses Of cataogaera, the patience of ali, and to
advertise the vnlcarity OF the manners. l nnla9ss
advise that no more initiatory commissions oe a.
fned m hoses ss being m he sanding
apt 10 '.curtail the alTead cnrtaied cur, - and
W. abide no splicing o. lone Ma were promptiy
rendered Bugs and Wigg by the daily press It Is
irremediable misfortune that iWo nnmesus a,,
there are sporadic cases, like Whitesdes, outside
OF both. ( case OF grand lsrcepy u that Of Nam
brno Pateheu horse without M d5Gp nd q Fatsnen
trafcd IN IN his progeny. Why should be, with such
a sire and such sister, puriotn the prestige of
cven 's +sn or 9nstes n Seno
misleading and mcndacions. Taste as vel! as
cnuity is cruciaed that rancho. ns witness these
goos 9y }r faFe q9d nsen neo
Belle OF Queens. Stylish Queen, zig Queenl Let
me suggest, also, Hus-Gulper and Squat-Squaw.
or re breeder perhans: M askmnn names
from very good to indifferent, Col. Russcl's and
col. Withers' are Systematic and creditable:
chss n s 1o
name to stale and lackatlai*cal one, as Nashville
Girl to May Queen. Jennie Perry may have bven
very sens''e F out .aaaF snaaS nc. ctar WIN
then It was displaced Tor Lula. The name
Of fine young .geldinS was lately changed
1E0U1 DNlQf " JOun -MuFpHi4 JE. 4l13 UfECAlU3 Ia
far nobler than his latter name wonlt Indicate, and
his name has been changed back.
All names may be divided into four classes: the
intolcrable the undesirable, the indifferent, and
the commendable. Tnc best names are short,
seenly, md euphonic names Of special fitness: "a
Harabrino, H2mdallah, Messenger. plot, Rarus.
these tnese 'iie foloW unique and % pianant mai Names a.
Smugcler, Boncscttcr. Cro1ie, Camors, Consondc,
,yiyandicfc. Maybe, Whisper, Molssy. rrots.ne.
Sas'ss1 via pSsaa0ns Ms:'. Faes tss
Aiaric, nefnes. Fringe: TsSonsha.
Dick sw'veller, Pennypack, Challenge, Cossack,
prospero, 1luntrcss IN fact some OF them arc bet
ter than we'll enough. OF the indifferent ares
Mark Medium, Mambrino Chorister, Graves. 10
dine, Duchess, Brigndior.
Of reprehensble names, and empty. worn out, and
prc-empted ones, anu mean names, Ike Big Soap
Honest Hsttie; vuigaf ones, like Mat1ie L. Fuller,
II. VI. Iccchcr, Can't. Wiley. Gen.. Mccle1an;
unwiedy ones, like Hambletonian. Thanksgiving
Something: names with combinations Of girl, and
maid, aud lady, as Indy Nincompoop. Mackeryillc
G,rl, and McCoruici's Maid. Last year 153
qhs'e' Ills Is what ' Mark 0 Twain calls monotonoas
Other deplorablc names are those OF the
tiapdoolc and spread order, such US Columbia
Chief. American Commander, Grand Duke Alexis,
Flying Banner, Blazing Star, and nll those glorious
The exclusive use Of Chief has been earned by
OF Star: by the Stars themselves; and may all
trcspassers fall into hands ruthless as Iorks."
The eagle is nobody's private bid; but ny him
sparinsly.
A correspondent OF the New York Herald,
writing from Newmarket, has the following to
say concerning Mr. Lorillard's colt Duke OF Ma
genta, shipped to England last fall, and OF
whom next season so much was expected:
On the occasion OF 4 recent visit to Newmarket
nAW1nltH
long string Of horses taking their daily eonstitu.
tional in this way, and among them were Wheel OF
Fortune the crack q lS5S; ; Nnsieaaer d
shall Scott all Of whom are likely to figure to nd-
vantage in the 3-year-old events OF 1879. ME-
1orliards horses were also out taking roau e1eT.
will bc matter OF great regret TO all Alnercans 10
hear that this grand colt has gone dead aMiss. as
ts Of
arrived at Newmarket he was dreadfully light and
tucked up. Indeed. it would be difficult for any one
not i good judge Of the conformation OF the horse
fornlances claimed for him. The Dake OF Magenta
has capital gsth, and when flied out his quarters
like steel bafs and us straight and free from bem-
ish Us the day he was foaled. When he was being
walked prior to the development OF his present
sickness ne showed great liberty Of movement, and
if u horse is good walker he is almost invariably
good mover when extended. Before the close Or
November the Duke was suffering from SLIGHT
III.
his weakened condition It has developed in most
serious manner, and at this time great fears are
entertained that tbs horse may neysr @ 9e 1T 10 a sai
he the case for. beyond the pecunlary loss ar
Lorillard, the opportunity OF matching really GOOD
AMe horse aga1n56 tne ngt1sh s
Magenta will hare, 1t he Tega!ns hts health, amost
successful season next year, and his loss to the
turf and 10 Ar. Lorl'lard would be matters to be
FOURTH OF JULY N CHICAGO.
The Chicago Jockey g. Trotting Club have ar
ranged for special meeting July 4. for trotting
colts and f1liies and 2:2O class. The programme
is as follows:
FIRST RAcr-purse. 81, 900, for s-year. .o1ds;
$500 to drs; $3.50 to second Sl5o to third, 500 to
fourth; mile heats three in ayc. in harness.
sEcosD RAssE=rurse. s!s?o so for 5;see1;ods
third. SI25 to fourth mile heats three in i've, in
harness {Alaud S. barred).
Tn1E2 RAeE-Pusse e 5oo; =; 2;ee cass; S55oto
mile beaIs. three III FIVE, in harness..
CoSn1ZloS=.-Tne above purses viii close March
l. Entries must be addressed to U. Rave, Secre-
tary, Ill Madison street, Chicago: Five per cent
must accompany each entry, and il the other per
cent is not paid on or before Monday June 2, it
Will be treated declaration Of forfeit. Five or
more entries in each colt race required to fill, and
three or more to start. Each entry in colt race
must be accompanied with an accnrate description
Of the animal, ped!Sree, date when foa'ed. and
breeders name The Club reserves the right 10
postpone on account OF inclement weather or bad
iracs and to alternate heats Of different races. 4
horse distapcin. the field any part thereof,
shall be entitled to first-moncy only.
TRACK TALK.
That Philadelphia Jockey Club seems to be as
far in the future as ever.
Quite a number OF road riders visited the
Jockey-Club grounds yesterday.
Budd Doble has been driving C1ementine
single on the snow during the past week.
Tom BrittoD, record 1926, is said to have been
purchased by Philadelphia parties for road use-
A Jockey calls his two horses Kerosene and
Petroleum, because they are paratdne steeds.
Spirit.
Kew West, stallion that obtained a record Of
Q 2sI1z last season, is 81 years old. Better late
than never.
4 Midway Ky.) paper says that Ten Brock
is ridden into town every lev DAYS. He weighs
/ ,22o5 pounds.
Innocent Sam, PAGER we'll known in phila-
delphia, has been purchased by MIR. Robert
Steel, OF that city.
How did the renowned Harry Percy warm up
the sluggish blood u his war-horse! With
Hot-s spur.-Sf. Louis Paper.
Dan Mace is driving Darby (record 2 :23) on
the road in New York. his trip to California