Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-24

TALK OF THE TURF.

TALK OF TIE TURF.
The Chicago Jockey Club June Meeting
Unprecedented Largo List of Nominal
ttons-Minnesota to be Represented by
the Stable of Hon. Isaac Staples-The st.
Louis Meeting and miscellaneous Turf
Notes.
THE CHICAGO MEETING.
The total number of entries for the in.
augural running meeting of the Chicago
Jockey club, to come off in June, is 1872,
which, in racing annals, is unparalleled.
Over $4,000 is to be added to the purses to
be run for during the meeting, which, with
the number of entries, makes the meeting
one of the most important events in the
history of the country. Dunt0n's SPIRIT of
the 1W1J gives voice to the natural exhilera-
ton in the following language:
"Gone and done it," of course; Just as we
expected they would. The largest list of en-
tries ever known in the history of the world.
Chicago all over. What else could be expected?
Moreover, the Illinois tarfmen have responded
to Col. Conley's invitation with an earnestness
that savors OF real business and undoubted
confidence at home, where, if there was ever
any doubt about the matter of financial profit
to them, no such entry could possibly have
been had. just think of it! Forty entries
from our own State. There is luck in odd
numbers and so our folks named forty -nine
Just for luck. Yes
Illinois has made over an eighth of all the
entries that come from fifteen different States.
But gloriousi old Kentuok has sent US eighty
one.
To give the meeting an added interest to
Minnesotians, Hon. Isaac Staples of Stillwa-
| tow e.
follows: For the Illinois Derby, b. c. Ath-
elstone, by John Morgan Illinois Oaks, Oh.
f. Lucy Morrison, by Blarneystone Trial
Inter-Ocean Stakes, Oh. f. Lucy Morrison,
by BAsrneystone; Allerton Stakes, Oh. f.
Florence Payne, by Blarneystone; Garden
City Cup, Oh. c. Gov. Neptune, by Brown
Dick. With these representatives it will be
serious disappointment to Minnesotians if
Mr.. Staples colors are not to the front in
some of the events for which they are en-
gagged.
| THE ST. LOUIS MEETING.
The books for the spring meeting Of the
st. Louis Jockey club closed with 172 nomi-
nations, representing thirteen different
States. Here, too, thanks to the enterprise
of Mr.. Staples, Minnesota is represented,
Mr.. Staples making four entries, as follows
For the Greeley stakes, 8 mile dash for all
ages, with 20 nominations, Gov. Neptune
Gaeneau cup, all ages, mile heats, with IL
nominations, Florence Payne; the Mer-
chants stake, 3 year olds, mile heats, with
80 nominations, Lucy Morrison the January
stakes, 3year Odds, mile heats, with SO nomi-
nations, Athelstone.
THE AMERICAN AND ENGLISH TURF.
An interesting comparison of the statistics
of the American and English turf, for the
last year, shows that we beat the English a
little in the number of running events. The
| number of races run during the year in the
United States and Canada, as far as reported,
was 1868, of which 9O5 were won by horses
of known breeding and 1853 by horses re-
ported as unknown" OF the 9O5 races
won by horses with known pedigrees, S41
were f1at-races, 33 were over hurdles, and 81
were steeple- chases. OF the 1853 races won
by the ''unknowns," 145 were fiat races, 8
were over hurdles, and 5 were steeple- chases
These races include 443 heat races and ], LA
heats. Counting each heat as dash and
adding them to the 615 actual dash races
which were run, and we have total of 1,731
races run during 1878 as against 1863 re-
ported in the "English Racing Calendar as
run in Great Britain during the same period.
MISCELLANEOUS TURF ITEMS.
Il. G. Goodrich says Bodine feels so we'll
these days that he acts like colt.
It is reported that Scott's Thomas, record
of 2:2l, is in danger of losing his ght.
Col. H. M. Bowman's celebrated trotter
$3.50, will be four years old the coming
season. She is doing finely, and fully sus-
foi,, 4lox y q
3-year-old form.
b. '. Bemis, of Chicago, to be one of five tc
put up $4,000 to be trotted for by stations
the coming summer.
Old Rock, who, twenty years ago trotted
on Long Island in 1888, died on the Leland
farm, near Springfield, ILL.,, lately, aged 36
He was the saddle horse of Mrs. Major Wig
gins.
Owners should bear in mind that the ell
tries for the special meeting of the Chicago
Jockey and Trotting club, to be held July
2:2O horses, close March 1. The outlook fol
ought to be represented.
The horse upon which Stonewall Jackson
was riding when he received his death wound
is now in the possession of his brother-in.
law, Joseph Morrison, who lives at the old
Morrison homestead, in Lincoln county
about twenty miles from Charlotte, S. G.
Nineteen sons and daughters of Longfel-
low started seventy-nine times in 1878, won
| fifteen races, were second in nineteen, third
IN eleven and unplaced in thirty-four. They
won "a per cent. of the races run, and earned
$4, $40, an average of $237.26 per capita.
The owner of Proteine announces she will
be handled and driven this season by MIR. J..
+. Biggs, of Cincinnati, ''who surely,' the
owner says, observes and is entitled to the
credit of making very fast, reliable and
pure gated trotter of her last season." Mr..
Biggs will also have Dream, record 2:25b;
Dick Wright, 2:2415; Lottie, 1888, and a
| first class PAGER.
Messrs. Armstrong and Bride have secured
the pool privileges of the Chicago Jockey
and Trotting club for 1879.
The Columbus, o., association, dissatisfied
| with the dates given her in the formation of
the Grand Western circuit, by the Toledo
convention, has withdrawn from the cir
| cult.
Morrill, Higbie will handle Mo march Rule,
Little Fred, Highland Queen and two or
three others the conf ng season.
DUTY OF ONE POsTOFFICE CLERK.
To Be -Impudent and Read Letters In
Transit.
The ways of the postofice department are
past finding out. On Saturday afternoon a
gentleman who was mailing some letters at
lamp-post box, accidentally dropped in an
unsealed and unstanped envelope, addressed