, 1879-08-10

Darby has not lost a race this season.
Rarus trots against time at Rochester thf!
Week.
There is talk Of match for $500 side be
tween Gray Salem and Castleton.
Willful, the best 3-year-old in George Lori
1ard's stable, mas broken down.
The judges ar the Buffalo meeting were
Messrs. Wells. Jewett, and Hamlln.
There are seyenty-six entries for the Roches-
ter meeting, which commences next Tuesday.
Jack Haverly turned np at the Buffalo races
last Wednesday, aid added one more to the
large delegation Of Chicagoans in attendance.
Sne1dthrift, Jim Keene's 3~ycar-o]d that
started out SO brilliantly this season, las gone
anliss, and his chances for the kenncr stakes
are looked upon as slim.
Old Ansel Williamson has been compeled to
reli1quish bis engagements with Mr.. H. F. Nc
Grath's stable, and returned to Lexington on
Monday last in very poor health.
Buffalo people are still little scary about
pooi-selling (which is forbidden By law in Now
York;, and the betting Oh last weeks races was
ali done at the track, pool-sclling being begun at
O'Clock each morning.
Deck Wright was big favo1ite in the 2;23
race at Buffalo last "Wednesday, but, as usual ia
such cases, failed to win. John Biggs whooped
the old horse along for all he was worth but
could not ''get there.''
Last Wednesday Dan Mace drove bis first race
In three Years over the Buffalo track. He was
suspended in 1876 by the Butfaio Association for
jovkeying in the 2:32 race, won by Thornedale.
and since then has refused to drive there. This
year, however, his races were too important to
be intrusted to other hands, aud Dan took the
ribbons himself.
Kntie Middleton. the mare that R. e. Pate, OF
mi hnfGF3f rfr1fFf fEH
aud that trotteQ 50 we'll ut Cleveland, was ali
out Of sorts ut Buffalo last week. and in the FL
race Tuesday acted very badly, the distance-uag
finally falling in her face. After the race it was
discovered that she had L large boil on one of
her gums, which accounted for her bad be-
haVior.
. An old horseman says Rarus and Proteine are
both sore, aud that Hopeful and Bonesctter,
"whose speed no one knows" are the coming
horses OF the graud circuit t--Bostot Herald.
tan old horseman" " bad better quit prophesr-
trotted mile n a:l4s1 ~hu Hopefu} 'h has 4aa not
won heat. Boncsetser, ttwhose speed no one
knows,' was beaten. at Buffalo last week in
2:10H, it being the first race in which be met
horse that could trot in 2:20.
The public is somewhat familiar with the
Scotch terrier-dog Jimmy, that has been the
Jimmy has sun called Chicago that bids fair to
become even wiser than his sire. Chicago is
the attendant Of Col. Lewis, the California
gelding, record 2:1S]4, that is in John Splan's
stable, md his affection for the old horse lis re-
markahle At Cleveland. Chicago had his first
experience With chickens, and while Lewis was
eating grass outside the stable would Keep
7igilant guard, and drive away all the chickens |
hat came around. Just before the stable was |
@ start for Buffalo, the boy 10 charge OF Lewis
that the horse WAS missing, and that |
;htcago bad gone with him. After sumo search |
hey we're found In q corn-held bear By. the dog !
,ranctng around the horse aud uoing his pest to !
make the old fellow 90 back where he belonged.
Jne morning, after reaching Buffalo. Lewis was
nut eating grass near, the clubhouse, Chicago
,eng with him. A man in the crowd began |
easing the dog, and finally pulled his ear SO
hat the little fellow bowled. When Col. Lewis
leard the crY be turned around and took after
he man, who escaped only by sharp running.
hen the horse and dog had jubilee, Cnica-
o barking loudly and licking the horse's nose
. an evidence Of his thanktuiness. When