, 1879-08-03
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G. beiug second, and Dick sasscer third. Time,
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- TRACK TALK
The story that Mr. Pierre Lorillard had turned
over his American staule to jim keenc turns
out to be- false.
Sam Briggs, Of the Cleveland Club, is the most
popular as we'll as one Of the most efficient Sec
rctaries in the country.
Upcas, one OF Pierre Lorillard's English
stable, has broken down. He ran in the Derby
last spring, finishing eighth
Deck Wright, whose curious namo has puz-
zled so many, WAS named after Mr.: Decker
Wright, a well-knovn citizen Of Watertown,
ny.
Had Katio Middleton beaten Darby in the
o:23 race at Cleveland, last Wednesday, her
owner, Mr.. R. c. Pate, Of St. Louis, would have
won SS,oD.
L. R. Martin, A1ol1ie Mccarthy's trainer, says
that the mare is not open to engagements Mr.
Martins stable is at saratoga, and all the horses
! are reported to be doing well.
Red Line could not trot in 2:30 at Cincinnati,
| but at Cleveland, in fifth heat, he led at the
| half in 1:0014, aud forced Ida Bassett out in
2:a016. Wonderful Improvement
Sleepy George and sweetzcr, up to this year
the boss pace:s are Temporarily retired from the
| turf. Sleepy George has been turned out, and
| Sweetzcr is doing road-service In Milwaukee.
| SLEEPY Tom, the a:2A PAGER, wns Of no ac-
count until he lost his sight, the misfortune en-
trcIr curing him OF an unpleasant habit OF bolt
| iug thc track. Nj. Joseph Udell, his present
owner formerly owned Croxie and Bonesetter.
Tripket, tho wonderful 4-year-o1d Ally that
| trottcd halt-nile in 1:0S4 at Cleveland last
! Thursday, is driven to a sulky painted white,
| and her driver, Willy Brasticd, wears clothes Of
the same color. The effect is unique and pleas
| ing.
The 2:15 hea. Of Rarus Mt Cleveland Thurs
! day was the fastest trotted this season. Pop"
| Conl1lin was not present to sec MS pet ocat
Hopeful, but Air. Al Richmond, the owner OF
the latter horse, Waa on nauu, auu tooh ooAeat
with good grace.
Ida Bassctt Who won the 2:24 race at CleVe-
land in 2:2Ok, o:21. 2:2015, is by Forest King,
| and during the race her sire was exhibited on
the track. He is not I handsome horse and bis
success in getting trotterS has thus lar been
confined entirely to Basseft-
IT. il the talk among "horscmen that Russ
Ellis, the horse that tro.tcd in the 2:24 race
here, was not driven to win through Michigan.
When hc got where he was wanted. Alley broke
his heart, and also those who backed him. The
horse Is still in Chicago, and laid up.
Sam Keys, owner and driver of the pacing
mare Lucy, has for years been most persistent
land was to him au ample reward for all that
ne has ever done in the interest OF PAGERS. Sam
has hosts Of friends who rejoice over his sue
cess.
Thomas P. Wallace, the wealthy New York
brewer who has spent 1 fortune in buying trot-
ters, is the owner Of Darby, and that horse Is
the first one he ever owned that trottcd IL 2:.0
or better. Among others, he has owned Henry,
White Stockings dan Bryant, and Heather
| bloom.
! Hopefurs trick Of turning and scoring so fast
! Is owing to the fact THAT when he was being
riyen his first lessons in trotting by MIR. l.. q.
Chase. OF Boston, running morse n5chcu M ~ 70 a.,
constant effort he learned to get away almost as
| fast Us the runner.
| The 6-vcarold stallion Hogarth, bv Messen-
| ger Duroc out OF Hattie Hogan. died recently
| at Co1nac, l.. L. Of 1aryngitis. He obtained
record OF 2:26 as 4-year-oId, but since then
in the 2 2b race. to be trotted at the Breeders
| Meeting next October
| The Chicago sports who went down to the
| Cleveland races lost heavily on Charley Ford
aud Alley in the 2: :2+ race last Thursday. They
| playcd All; for winner, the Ford poo1-tlckets
playcd and lost here the same way on "polnt-
ers II sent by telegraph from Cleveland
"Blue Bull' Wilson, Of Rushville, Ind, and
| his son s.Sa1np" !" were not ut the Cleveland
meetin. Inst week, It being their first failure to
| show 10 in several years. Since his expulsion
| BY the Louisville Association ~ ior usi@ improper
| language TO its Judges, Mr. Wilson has retired
| to the shades Of Rushville, and resumed farm-
| ing.
| protcfne is at Cleveland, and practically out
| of trimming. The shoe-boil with which she has
| been suffering for some t'ne is about removed,
| but, from want Of proper WORK, she is out OF
| forn,. Dave .A1uckle, Who has the mare this
scoson. is ioeeing ncr carefully, and has hopes
| tl,at hy Seutember she will be in shape to trot
| good race.
One of the best.yo horses in the circuit is
| the G-ycar-old California stallion Brlgadier,
owned By Mr. l. E. Mcponale' Sn'a o1 MMafysv1'ie, .
| was stnle from having trottcd two races week
through tile Michigan Circuit He was not
worked at all after reaching Cleveland, and yet
/ trotted six good heats in the 3:96 race, winning
| the fourth in 2:225, and lowering his record.
Last Thursday, at Cleveland, s1r; ". q: WI,
son, Of Cynthfana, Ky.. sold to Alden Gold
| suith the following lot OF choicely bred trot-
| tine stock: BaF mare Okusina, years, by
| Abdallah Pilot, out Of Oku's dam, by Mexan-
| dcr's Abdallan; in foal t9 omuggler. Bav mare
Nfadelaine, Years, BY Goldsmith's Aodallah,
out Of Nicotine's dam, by New York Beauty; IN
foal to Smuggler. Bay mare Miss Grinsteaq,
years, BY Sentinel {the sire of CaDoul anu Won
| Arnim}, out Of mare oy Kentucky CLAY, he
out OF the dam OF Lady inofne' ii loal TO 10
| Goldsmith,s Abdallah, dam by kinbrough's Abb
dalIah. Brown stallion Cetewayo. 1 years, by
| Goldsmith's Aodailah, OUT OF Pat FULLY mare.
The third heat Of the 2:22 race at Cleveland,
| which Mace came near losing by driving for the
revived s9S 81 the gteat
| at Buffalo ia 1868. Budd Doble vas driving
l. GOLDSMITH Maid, while Mace poted Rhode ISL
and. The race was one Of the heaviest betting?
ones ever trotted at bunalo; ano nuoae 1 1sinuu