, 1879-05-18

mile in 2:21 this season.
Fred Archer, England's chief jockey, and the
rider OF Parole in all but one OF his races, Ia soon
be married.
Tho meeting at Hartford, Conn. will be held
Aug. &c to e9, inclusive. The purses will aggre-
gate ST., 600.
The Central Park Driving Association will give
matinee next Saturday. The horses will be started
promptly At o'clock.
Charley Green still wants to match Great East
ern against any trotter In the world any kind OF
race. Where is Hopefu1f
Ncttte. record 2:18, whose lameness from pick
ing up nail has oeen announced, will lose her
hoof, II indeed, she does not die.
nj. Newland, whilst driving the fast Young Cal
ifornia mare L. Rose, at Oakland, that State, had
his only eye Kicked ont by the mare and his skull
fractured
The owners Of Protetne have entered protest
with the Stewards Of the Grand Central Trotttng
Circuit against her being barred in the BIB class,
to which, By her record, she is eligible.
Admiration. the 3-year-old dlly by Admtnfstra..
tor, recently purchased by Mr. Charles Reed, Of
-Erie Penn. will not be trained this season, ana,
in consequence will be declared out OF her en-
gsgements. one Of which was at Chicago on the
Fourth Of July.
There will bo races at Stgourney, Ia, July 4,
under the auspices OF the Keoknk County Agricul-
tural Association the programme being ss follows
Free for all, purse $3.50; three minnie class purae
a haliml!e- heat race, running best Two in three,
for purse Of S15-
Reports are going the rounds concerning the
wonderful speed shown By Green's horse at Pros
pect Park, and among the yarns il one to the effect
that that Great Eastern was recently driven aquarter
to wagon in 33H seconds. These we're the same
kind Of atories from Babylon in 1876, but when
the stable struck the Central Circuit, everything
could beat it.
A corrasronaent sends 1s A mann bepinninp.
Al hail to thee. Pierre Lorrtlara,
which decline to print Rarqle eon,a Is not IT,; so
hna net to change the color Of an houored
norse Mnm,nn mercy ecai 'os 'ns e0A' -
1oe"'"o 10S1'
a floating paragraph etates tnat GrocRelt. leeor1
2:3l 10 coming 10 Ghleago soon tn,s 1 w.
ne Ieinempeleq ~ % aaSauS sot ~ h+ 10 ga ana
Of 1efo5r IN s ue avars ncon;r;n@ ;
otner a.a trntted NJ nevter ParE in 1B77
tec9so .h ,o paco and nsthonch exnectei to beat
ID tne 80 sace anut - sao eAp9c'e1 ~ 0~"
@:@o' got no paft " 'ne p4tes'
Scotland aud Irene had q brush at Belmont Inst
Monday mile and repeat The r. tirst mile vas made 1
iincle Hlly then brought out Scotland for another
heat, but nike satisfied. and left the old gen
tIeman to It alone, which be DID Scotland Feaeh
to work in earnest and finished the other hall, up
hui tn los, the mila in 2:2o. Sharp work.
Ph{{lUkfUht1 Item.
-. ,<,.,,o.n .,-rr,t mi. .e,eon inc1ndes
The early mlenigan c11Su.s 1n ,,.S.t ssaoa I ~
the track at ColuWatet; , ca;: G;, tns ~e h.
@ paase at Wsdnesdov contnning three days Elk
| hnrt and Battle Greek following. The programme
At Coldwate1 Is follows: First day-2:o0 CLASS,
nnrse $500: 2:28 class, purse $500. Second day-
| s.:til esasH. purse 5000; 2:35 dass. purse $780,
Thmrsday13oo sdas class, purse $500; 2:I0 class
! rmtao saof. S:1) ciass. purse $500.
,7.,,,. r.,,a.n.a In. racant.
Mr; J.. y. Mtl,aaan9s s.car ~ !HcMasters ~
" sold the lollow,ns 8i9ck & =. "; aiI 5a71 hg
Greeley, Col: a Fale ~ nmy, - IT, Snrn1hraneh
Virgil. dam tsnc!m3, oS neAins'oAs p+a;nr Iar,
ch M. fo4iea 1o.a, W 1p h.x ma ~. vnnrs old
said to be ~ Phantom ssaaaa' r. nnar oa sun tb;rG
he by Melbourne, second gum oY III MaS St1 N,ttnn
dam by Boston, bay mare, yeaIs on oy t,r
dam said to De oy IMP Gene1e aiso o Snaar, ~
foafed 1876, by imp eten A1no'' ual' 1'neAA"' -
| star Davis.
nne of the heaviest purchasers at the recent sale
~ Hstln Nrn5c ras Il Mr., Durpham. An exchange
| nva. lie arrived in Nashville unberalded and
5r1va mt tu Gen. Hardine'e place in m express
| wagon. His dress was careless and shabby. and be
| 'nnkeI like a yerdant from the backwoods. He
critically examined the stock, hut he was not re"
earde a. one lil:ey 10 be competitor at the sale:
r. 1s,kcd IN Sunday about buying the best colt as
ne,ie Meade for sl00, and on Monday he paid
| - 1f5 for Banter, $500 for Bramhaletta, and did
mt stop until he had secured eleven Of the year,
| iiDos no crfeii his bids 90 plucky and selected
~. an,ma1s with euch rare Judgment Us to almost
! tnnrt ne breath out Of the shrewd and veteran
hnvers Mr. Buruham speedily convinced the
crt,cs that il is not safe for any man to judge o.
be watched with considetn1le 'ntgte' a. Rat,a asds