, 1879-05-11

sa n.set Wali admit the holder and ladies' to the
sfoundsnnd grand stand. '' ~ Wv
Jamss Gordon Bennett, who recert,v nrrcbo.ad
Mr 1v rsteepecnaser: Problem, win shin the horse to
Jerome Park. oAA7 '1@aseWen'e ~
Inc pacing mare Lucy, record o:171:. ovne7 bv
nha heyes OF Pittsbarg has gone to Philadel
paa, "nich seems to be headuuarrera for tho siS.
"heelers this year. 4'' '1s BUG
ran ne e ny Bonnie Scotland, out Of Tau!sh,
anu INJURED stfae so seriously that il ia fearai
sue Will mol stand trtning this season.
hodoc, record 2:25, owned 5y If. Winter. ~
count nf Ia. has been turned out on &C.
able to trot in 2:2a2 when in condition. ''''''''
Western Union, full brother to Heir-,. bv a.
mlCnistiator, C out Of Lost heress, hY Woodbnrn
R9t t has mas oeen sold to Campbell Brown Of Spring
ington last fall f-mile heats. in l:4ss, l:4saf
81. 7. Duncan's stable has reached Loufs1i11-
and Is expected tc do some good work at the com.
1nS nqnn msens 'nGindes en- Signal years BY Alarm
BY Phacton; Hiukston, 2 years, BY Glcnels: and
Paris, years, by PARIS.
James Golden has sixteen horses in his stable at
d"S B9sto nn tss lot being Djek swiyeler
record 2:21; PrRtt. record 9 2::2s: Lizzie Keller.
record ESQ: and Delightful. record 2:3:s14. John
Byron has Wild LILY. record 2:24; osh1ega Bells,
record 2:34; and four green ones.
Official records show that for the year 1878 there
were In Great Britain'2, 1856 Thoroughbred brood
mares, who produced 1.7S8 living foals. There
were run during the year 500 races, to which the
money contributed from all sources. as plates,
cups, purses, and added money to stakes. amount
ed to the sum OF 81, 095, sos H. while the stakes
were worth the sum Of 81, 597. 867.0
At Wards Corners, Delaware County, t. Alfred
Bush owns French stallion. Since he purchased
the HN3n3H3 hn Ghn NM 1$ef
temrcr. and ls unsafe and dangerous to handle.
ar. Bush has son about : years old, for whom
the horse has formed great attachment, and the
two frollc together strangely. The boy will put
his hands in the horses mouth pull out his tongue
seize his tail and swing with IT, climb mp his legs
lin fact. DO whatever his childish freaks prompt
For hours they thus play together, the horse ap-
parentIy enjoying it rs we'll as the boy. aud, what
il singular, the horse will allow no one to come
near while the BOY is with him. and ts especially
cautious about injnring the boy himself
There was quite display OF noted trottcrs at
Point Breeze Park,- Philadelphia last Sunday.
Among the first horses that came On the track we're
the chestnut gc1dins Phil Dougherty and the fast
slow work. The next to appear was the New York
bay gelding Henry. who was driven by an elderly
gentleman, showing half mile in 1:l!!M. Henry
him. Dan drove the white wonder jogging mile
IN ~, and later gave him mile in 2'1sh,-the
i9st half Of 1t in :os With evidently more TO spare
brought on the track and gwen mile in 2::t4.
pcattng IN :..::.O. Following Darby came the bay
eeens who was sent mile i9 se and
and he was driven half mile in 1:14.
Additional entries for the various stakes to be
trotted at Prospect Park Sept LII, II, and 18, at
the Breeders Meeting, were opened last Tuesday
in New York. Entries in the first stake for foals
of 1876, $3.50 entrance, which closed July 2, 1S77.
with 81 entries, and in the second ur Annual
Nursery Stakes: for fosls Of 1878: $40 entrance,
which closed May ], 1878. with 20 entries. have
already been published. Following are the entries
opened yesterday: For foals OF 1875, $3.50 en-
trance, two entries; fos stai9ns free to all, $500
beaten 2:2G $3.50 entrance, four entries; for stall
ions that have never beaten 2:40. $3.50 entrance,
foas ot 1876 sired By stations whose get have
not trotted in 2:l6 or better at years old and
der. $50 entrance, IA ent-ics; for foals OF 1874,
than 4 4o at years Old and % undes der same same eonii s1.
tions nB above, Ia entries; for foas OF 1S74 sired
by stations whose get have not yet trotted in :e:aJ
tries. Annual Nursery Stakes. for foals Of is77,
to be tEotted when years old, at full meeting Of
1885, $50 entrance, IS entries; for foals Of 1878,
1851, same conditions, 81 entries. National TOT
ting Stallion Stakes, to close May l. 1879, for
airep; for foals Of 1870 S100 entrance, the stake
to be trotted In 1882, 10 cntries-
The late victories Of Parole on the English turf
have bothered Cousin John considerably, and what
adds to his chasrfn is the fact that the ttmcan
little ewe-necked, curby blocked brute" was en-
trey oFeSlooKed by tue U1otfuHk correspondents at
Newmarket, where the horse was openly under
going his preparations for his cngagements. Be
fore he ran for lhc Newmarket Handicap, Parole
was fielder in the betting, and, II thought Of at
all just before tho race, it was In contcmptuous
to against bin. But the race was
"a steal. You know,-'ow could it be hother-
wtse?" HIS second victory In the City and Subar~
ban was staccerer-not a stsal-.:for the seyen- 4
teen other starters were not to be caught mapping,
and went for him with determination to 1ay hinl
out effectually, but he Hoorcd them all. with three
lengths to eparc at the finish. This was sumner
to Cousin John; it took his breath away, and he
scarcely recovered in time to utter his consttu-
rional growls md fEame his customary excuses
Handicap. And now. ''hit's heasily
for, you know; elsa h'Enslish 'oss, |
leastwiae es got n'Englsh blooa hin i'm. is sire
ter hotf honr Glencoe:-so what's thc hodds!"
That settles it, Paroles brilliant performances are
after all nothing but English victories, aud Mr.
Loriard will have to try again, with some other