, 1879-02-02
SPORTING.
THE TURF.
THE HISTORY or NOOSTiDE,

THE HISTORY OF NOONItDE.
Not long ago there appeared il these column
sone facts concerning the prominent 4-yea!
,olds Of 1878, and among those mentioned wa
the gray mare Noont1de, that, at Narragansct
Park, Oct Is, won hotiy-coutested race, trot
ring the fifth heat In 2:25. It was stated tina
she mas bred precisely like Maud s., being b
Harold, out Of mare By Pilot 10. As ther
VAS apparently some doubt as to whether Har
o1d was the sire Of Noontide,-she having bee,
entered in the Buffalo Park colt stakes OF 1s7
,s by Belmont, inquiries were made concern
ing the matter Of Woodburn Farm, Ky, whcr
the mare Was bred. A reply from Mr.. Brod
head, Superintendent of the Farm, effectuall,
settles the question as to what horse siret
Noontide, and also gives some interesting fact
concerning her early history, from which 1t 40
pea1s that, like many another distinguished trot
ter, she was thought very little OF in tie days O
her youth. Mr.. Brodhead writes that the uistak,
concerniug her breeding was caused BY mis-
nrpt in one OF the Woodbu1n catalogues
Noontide was sold as yearliug in 1873 as b,
Harold. The party who purchased the mart
failed to take her. At the next sale, in juno
1876 she was sold as 2-year Ole, but, bv the
misprint abore alluded to, appeared in the cata
1osuc as by Belmont. The error was noticed at
the time, but as the mare was sold to a negro
employed on the farm no'p4rticular pains were
taken to 1ectify it. This negro sold her to an,
other colored brother, who in turn disposed OF
her to Stratton and Mellon, Of PENNSYLVANIA,
tbcv supposng her to he bv Belmont The
mare was then lost sight OF by Mr., Brodbcadx
who forgot about the error concerning her redi-
pret and supposed when he SAW her entered ia
races as daughter Of Belmont that it Was cor
rect One day he had occasion to examine tho
foa]ipg book to See what foals were dropped to
Harold in 1885, and found Soontide among the
number. He at once wrote to her owners cor
rrrtiur the mistake but until the present time
It has received 10 crest publicity.
THE 2:1S HORSES.
Last Sunday The TRIBUNE published list OF
all horses that had trotted ia 2:20 or better
together with the heats they had trotted in 2:30
O; better. The list included the names Of fortv-
five animals, fact which shows in the most
conclusive manner the advance made in the de-
yelopment OF speed at the trottiug gait during
tie ta5t few years. To-day are given short his
tories OF all the horses that have trotted in 21S
OF better. Lady Thorne aud Lucy are also in
Guided in the list, although their record is
2:lSh; but having retired from the turf some
years ago, it was thought that brief sketches of
tleui would be OF interest:
2:l3z:-As Rarus is still the most prominent
horse. on the turf, and as his history appeared
in The TRIBUNE not long since, it is not neces-
sa1y to devote much space to him at this time
He has the best record, ,-2:1311; the best three
consecutive heats, 2:l5, 2:1315, 2:l3M; the fast~
est first, second, third, and fourth heats, and
the fastest mile orer a half-mite track. This
is history enough until some other horse writes,
By bis performances, an equally creditable one
on the pages OF turl history.
o:1ETne history Of Goldsmith Maid is SO
we'll known to the readers OF this paper
that any extended repetition Of it at this
time is unnecessary. She was sired b7
Alex Abdallah, 4 son Of Hambletouian, and
1oaled IN 1851, the property OF John B. Dec ckcr,
Of Sussex County. n. 7. She was never fairly
broken TO harness until in her 7th year, when
she was purchased by Mr. Alden Goldsmith for
f750 She trotteL her frstrace in 1855, securing
record OF 2:W. which was reduced during the
following year to $50 In 1867 she trotted
Vas easily beaten. She soon afterwards az
quired record of 2:a4]18 2::2a4]18 at Middlctown, which
Vas her best that season. She then passed into
the hands Of Budd Doble, and under his train
ing developed the wonderful speed which made
IN =: '4s pesio4anee e 'f nhieh sa remsnes
unequaled until Rarus made the same
time at Cleveland last July, and on
the following week, at Buffalo, lowered
the record to 9:l314. In 1877 Goldsmith
Maid was retired from the turf, and is now at
the farm Of her owner, Mr.. Henry N. Smith,
near Trenton, n. j. She is in foal to the stallion
Gen. Washington, by Gen. Knox, out of Lady
1aor1e
e::144Sl l-Hopefu's history is also well known.
tae4e Ae has harness record q 9;14 and his three
pest on record. BE is a gray gelding, By God
re5's Patchen, IL years old, aud is owned by A.
": Richmond, OF New York.
2:l3-tour years ago Lula was regarded as
ler record Of 2:15 was obtained ut Rochester in
Ss5 in race against Goldsmith Maid, it being
he only time that she defeated really first
lass free-ior-all trottcr. At Utica, the fol-
owing week, she was distanced by the
daid and last fall in this city was shut out Of
he first heat of the free-for- all race, won by
}oneset1cr in 2:eo. Lula was sired by Alex
Norman, out Of mare BY imp. Hootop, and in
Ter earlier years trotted under the name OF Jen-
lie Perry. She is owned by Joseph Aarkcr, Of
<ew York.
2:1514-Although smuggler has a record Of
:1514, be was nercr, considered trst-clats
orse to campaign with, as his unsteadipcss ren-
ered him an easy prey ohorses With less speed |
ut more brains. He is by Blanco, out OF mare |
y Herod's Tuckahoc, aud obtained his reputa- |
s!t-an operation he was never able to repeat.
@:16A-Lucllle Golddust, is, as her name in !
ieates, oy Golddust, aud out of mare by |
'old Hornet She has been on the turf sey-
raj years, and III 1876 obtained record of |
:lC!4, and WAS good second to Rarus at
rochester the same season in 2:l733{, 2:l731,
:l6. Towards the close OF that season she
'cnt home, and las since been bred. She is
wned bv Charles S. Green and IL G. Thomp-
on, Of Utica, n. I.
2:1G16-One Of the most noted mares on the
lFi in her day vas American Girl, b. Amos b.
!. Clay. Her record was 2:1619. She
ropped dead ia the first heat Of frec-for-all |
ace at Elmira, n T., Sept 80, 1875; and the |
IRVING Park Association las erected suitable !
'onumeut On the spot to her memory.
2:1C5<-Ocjdent is brown gelt1ing, owned
; eI-tiov. Stanford, Of California, and has
cord Of 2:lGA. obraincd in race against time.
C has not taken part in great many races,
I'D in those where he appeared was not very
lcccss1ul.
2:ls-One Of the most sensational horses on
se turf, and one whose death occurred when
seemed to be on the threshold Of i most |
aiiant career, was Gloster, bay gelding by
o!unteer. In 1874 he obtained a record Of
~, and died the following winter in California,
hither be had been taken by Budd Doble.
2:ltA-De1ter is now q years old, and prob
as mas more extended reputation than any |
'fse ever on the American turf. THIS is due |
great measure to the fact that he WAS the ,
st horse to trot better than 2:19, and his II
1t4 at Buffalo in 1857 was revelation to
ltlmen Dexter vas bred by Jonathan
aWkins, OF Orange County, n. T., and rfoaled
1858, being BY Hambetonlan, out Of i uiare
american Star. At years OF age he was
By Mr. George B. Alley for S400. As
oyear-od be passed into the hands Of 7
ltam Woodruff, aud with little train !