Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-13
TRACK TALK.

TRACK TALK.
Rarus and Edwin Forrest Duplicate q
Mile In 2:11 1.-two More Wonders
Brought Out by Old Man Harper-Mis-
| cellaneous.
Major 7. w. Doswell's bay gelding Bush
"hacker, 5.year old, by Bonnie Scotland,
dam Annie Bush, by Lexington, has broken
down and been retired from the turf.
The New York World of the 7th says
that John Murphy drove Rarus a mile on
Mr.. Robert Bcnner's track, near Tarrytown,
on Saturday, in 2:111@. Each of the first
three quarters were trotted in 33 seconds and
the last in 3215 seconds. After this wonder
full performance Mr.. Alley Bonner drove Ed
win Forrest mile in exactly the same time.
It is again stated the two horses are
to be driven as a team.
The meeting of the Tennessee Blood
Horse associations, at Nashville, which closed
with; Saturday, is said to have been the most
successful in the quality of the horses partic-
ipating and the patronage of the public, ever
held by the association.
There is prospect of a match being made
the track of the Chicago Jockey and Trot-
ting club by Bonesetter aud Wedgewood,
the latter the recent purchase of John Splan.
Splan is greatly pleased with his horse,
and believes he will develop into second
Rarus.
Frank Denton proposes to popularize his
SPIRIT Of the 1'u,J, by having it generally
delivered by carriers in all leading towns in
the Northwest, on Saturday, at ten cents
week, selling the papers to the carriers de-
livered at six cents, which leaves them q
clear four cents profit on each paper.
Mr.. j. P. Wiser, of Prescott, Ont, has
sold the chestnut trotting stallion, Chestnut
Hill. by Strathmore, dam by Bully King,
record of 2:221195, to Mr.. Charles Griswold,
Of New York.
Maud S., who trotted mile at Lexington
in October, 1878, in 2:17115, and was sold
Immediately after to w. 81. Vanderbilt for
$21 900, has not done we'll since she has
been in the East, and has now been sent
back to Cincinnati, and placed in the
hands of her old trainer, Baird, who was SO
successful in developing her speed.
The wonderful little trotter, Mamie B., is
still improving in speed. Mr.. A. A. Bon
ner, whose weight is $50 pounds, recently
drove her mile to wagon in 2:221. This
is certainly o remarkable performance,
when it is recollected that Mamie B. is only
IA hands and 1 inch high. Mr.. Bonner
has also driven the little mare half mile
in 1:O74, and John Murphy has driven her
a mile in 2:19115 to harness.
IRISH KING AND J1Ls JOHNSON.
Great freaks of fortune seldom strike
thrice in the same place. Last spring, says
the New York Sun, Farmer Harper, of Mid
way, KY, exhibited with pardonable pride to
one of our correspondents, two bay stations
filled with the fire of Flying Childers.
s'There," said he, ''are the only two horses
in this world from one stable that have run
mile in LAO, and that fellow (pointing to
Ten Broeck) did it inside of l:4O.'' The
other horse was Longfellow. Successfully,
within short period of time, they had been
the wonder that drew applause from the
quarterstretch. At the late meeting in Louis
vile, the Great American Stallion stake for
three-year Odds, one mile and three quarters,
was run. Twelve racers, from fifty zone nom-
nations made by prominent breeders of the
Southwest, faced the judges. Among the
tried ones were Bucktie, Aureolas, and Good
Night. The keen critics of the turf placed
their faith and money on Bucktie and Aure-
olas for the first and second places. Farmer
Harper had two sons of Longfellow in the
string, Irish King AMI Jils johnson. Few
saw their ''pints''-as the old farmer
calls the running qualities of his colts
and none accorded them place in the
race. A tremendous struggle ensued, and
there was great CONSERVATION on the quarter
stretch when Irish King bounded under the
wire in the astonishing time of 3:054,
equal to the best on record, with Jils John
son second. Neither Bucktie nor Aureolas
captured place. The farmer had struck
triple of victories, either one of which the
careful rich breeders would have given a
kings ransom to have won. Mr.. Harper 1s
known as careless, easy old man, paying
no attention to theoretical experiments. He
allows his farm boys to ride his matchless
horses over fields of stumps after The COWS,
and along the dusty roads to the country
store and the postoffice. He follows q slack
system of training. Still the tickle goddess
perches high on his colors of orang SO and
red. It is one of the marvels of horse
breeding.
The Louisville race has strange sequel.
1t seems that, although Mr.. Harper entered
both colts in his own name, he had given
Irish King when yearling to his colored
trainer. The trainer claimed the stakes,
but Mr.. Harper refused to surrender, say
ing that Jils johnson had been pulled in or
der to allow Irish King to win. The trainer
has taken this novel case into court, and
turfmen look for the result with exceeding
interest .
An Example for Republicans Throu0hout
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