, 1880-08-29

Burprises all are aware. Commencing at Chica-
20, the route to Hartford has been marked by Il
series Of unprecedentedly brilliant porfor1n-
npces and standard established fur above that
of tho past both in point OF speed and honesty.
The ruo adopted by the National Congress last
vIntcr-that no expelled mau shall be renstated
unless tho evidence upon wh1cn ne was convicted
is proven to have been false-haa most whole
some effect upon drivers, md the complaints re-
rarftug races have been rnre, and in many cases
unfounded. With but few trihing exceptions,
oycrv race from Chicago to Hartford Is known
to have been trottcd OH its merits, and no better
evidence Of this Is needed thun the fact that tho
average Of heats was reduced at the Chicago
meeting to point never BEFORE reached, and ut
Rochester reached 2:l8 liz. Of course the ex-
traordInary performances Of St. julien and
Maud 8. had much to do with this result. At
Chicago In the third heat OF her race With Trink-
ct. Maud trotted a mile in @:lSh, which gavc her
at once the fastest third heat on record, the fast
est hcnt In race against otner horses, and tho
fastest mile by Il G-ycar-old. At Rochester the
mare md St, Julien cnme together in trial Of
specd against time, both making 2:11A. They
we're to have mot again last week at Hartford,
bur cablcgram from Mr.. Vanderbilt, owner
of Maud s., ordered that she should not
start again until her record Was beaten. st.
Julien therefore startod alone, anu succeeded t11
fnstpr than the time made ut Rochester.
But there have been other good ones in the
Circuit, prominent among thc1n being Steve
Maxwell. who, at the first aslang, reduced tho
two-miie record from :50H to. :4sA. This wne
ut Rochester and previous to this time Unalula
tho sister to st. J4en ha4 o oeen winning the
Maxwell and Unalala will nave tendency te
make long distance races popular again, md In
Il season or two we may hope to sec tho old
time style Of contests revived.
Another notable performer was . Ihe bay 1nare
bred by the notorious Woodward Of the Tweed
ring, Hc was the owner Of U mare BY American
star, which he valued highly, and one dAy if
conversation with Capt. Hynatrs, tho owner o1
Aberdcen, expressed his intention Of breeding
her The Captain at once o1ered tho services oi
his stallion gratis, and Ha.tao Mooaward vas tile
attention being paid her, until two years ago
when Woodwnrd's gardncr discovered that she
had speed, and began giving ner little work or
4 hnli-mile track near BY. she soon developed
amazing speed, and curly =, lust spring
was Rq,Shassd sfIzcn oy Of st. Lofts wh,
placed her In tho hands or his driver, Gu:
Wilson. Commencing her turf career early lr
June Hattie Woodward scorcda dozen victories
with the loss Of but heat in oil hor races, be-
fore tIefeat overlook her, md mt Buffalo trortct
the second brat OF her race IN S;l3'a; She wo1
again ut Rochester. but strained herself 81
badly on the wretchcd track at Springfield tna1
nny further trotting by her this season ia out 0,
tLfs question That she is equal to mile In FL.
when ull right there is not tho slightest doubt.
We,1xewood h,is also been an unusually sue
cessful horse, while Wstbuf r. Wa5 lucky II
1hc others that trotted well will be found in the
suhfoucd list Tho records given are those oh.
tui1ied ut Circuit meetings: