Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-11

when 'the Duke was SO sick that the
crowd laid their money against him
quite freely. But when Hughes mount
ed him he threw his physic to the dogs
and taking the lead beat the field, fin
ishing better horse than when he start
ed, alter which he captured the Sequel
Kenner and Harding stakes. Among
the two-year-old surprises OF the meet
ing was the defeat of Uncas for the
Saratoga stakes by Harold, and Uncas' s
subsequent defeat of Harold for the
Kentucky states. But Uncas is u darling,
and is now doing we'll at Newmarket,
where. If he wins the two thousand
next May-alas, where shall be then !
he will be worthy of being brought
home in a United States frigate and
rendered the honors Of pubic recep'
tion-remember that"
And so the Old Year talked on, living
over again in his pest-mortem interview
the month that had just ended for him.
Mentioning the death. August II, in San
Francisco, of Harry Montague, the favor.
ite actor the sinking in the river Thames
of the Princess Alice, with her freight oi
$50 human lives, September 8; the re.
fusal of the ,Ameer OF Afghanistan to re.
ceive thelEnglish mission; the disgrace
full failure of the Glasgow bank. October
2, and the disaster to the sound steamer
Adelphi on the 28th; he spoke, of the'open.
ing OF the jerome Park fall meeting, Oc-
tober 5. During the week the Lorlllards
took their share OF the money, Duke o
Majenta taking the Jerome and annual
stakes. But at the June meeting MIR
Wlthers served up surprise. his Echo
winning the Nursery and Belinda the
Champagne. From jerome the scene
changed to Pimlico, wherethe Kentucky
and Tennessee heroes promisedto meet
the Duke, but didn't; and the sou .ol
Magenta simply galloped away with the
Dixie and breckenridge. Then Pierre
Lorlllard bought him and ten days after.
ward started him tor England, where II
is to be hoped that he will follow Yer.
neul's example, and win the Queens
Vase, Gold Cup and Alexandra Plate at
Ascot next June. But with all this rem.
iniscence of the runners. he said one
must not forget Rarus' record of 2 :131-4
at Buffalo. which wiped out Goldsmith
Maids record, or the Edwin Forres,
steal at Utica, which Charley Green
made so palpable when he drove Forrest
q mile at Hartford IN IA 1-2. But the
best performance of the year by trotters,
he thought. was that OF the tour.year'
old Kentucky filly, Maud S., at Lexing.
ton, where she trotted a mile IN 2: II
unless one were tO consltler HOpeful't
trot to wagon at Chicago in PIG IL
2:l7 and 2:l7, the best. Anyhow, he
said it was wonderful performance
and if any one telt like calling to-day or
the gray gelding. he could be found a,
the stables adjoining the Gilsey House
But that's enough of horsedesh,' u
added the ghost. "In October Admi.
raj Paulding, U. S. NJ, and Cardinal
Cullen died, an attempt was made tc
assassinate King Alfonso, and tho jan.
itcr of the Manhattan Savings Bank, ol
New York, became suddenly famou:
at the expense Of the bank. Twenty.
three persons we're lost by the founder
ing OF the steamer Express In Chesa'
peake Bay. The American ship A.
S. Davis and the British revenue cutter
Fanny were lost with thirty-five lives
Frost in the south put check to the
yellow fever, which for weeks previou.
was epidemic in several southern cities
and destroyed a great many lives. Ir
l
you remember about that. On the TIL
the Stewart vault was robbed. On the
9th the Cape May hotels were pretty
Passante tried to kill King Humbert, o.
Italy. On the Esd the Marquis Of Lorne
arrived at Halifax, and two days. latel
the Pomeranla. nearly home, reached
her journeys end at the bottom of the
British channel. On the 29th Louis A
Cooley, of Philadelphia, and Genera
Robert c. Buchanan, OF Washington
both died. .-...-. ,.. -.-
| December" said the ramains OF 1878
"brings US nearly home, and during
this month there have been no more
startling occurrences than the humlla
ton of the Ameer of Afghanistan. Tht
Grand Duchess of Hesse, Queen Victo
ria's second daughter and u great favor
lite. suddenly and sadly enough died
Gold. for the first time since 1862, ha
reached its level on the 18th. Congress
man Beverly Douglass died at Washing
ton. The steamship Emily B. Soude
was lost; but there is still hope 'tha
some of the passengers and crew MAY
be saved. For the last week thing
have been quiet. and to-day don't
care what happens-1 won't be there.
1t was growing not SO early, and tn,
Old year had told long story. Th.
reporter arose 10 go. The blessed
ghost stood up too, and remarking tina
nobody but reporter and no reporter
but a World reporter, could have inter
viewed him on 1879, wrapped himself II
disappearance as in garment. -.-..