The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-24
OUT THE AVENUE
A Visit to the Chester Park Club
House, and a Glance at
the Horses.
Who Drives Fast ROadsters, and Other
Notes and News About Horses.

'Out the Avenue" is q fayorite Drive,
and the Chester Park Club House favor
ite resort. Our scribe paid Chester Park
a visit the other day and was very pleas
antly entertained by Messrs. Bair and
Phipps.
AT present there are 80 head of horses at
the Chester Park stables, mostly roadsters
owned by prominent citizens. Everything
in connection with the Park is kept in first
class order, and aenumber Of paes were out
on pasture picking the green grass, oi
which there is plenty, notwithstanding the
fact that this is the month Of January,
when vegetation, should be dead.
Maud S. the famous filley, formerly
owned by Captain George N. Stone, who
sold her to Mr.. Vanderbilt, Of New York,
for $22, 900, Just after she made the unpre-
cedented time Of 2:t7K at Lexington, and
set the pegs for four-year olds, is at the
stables and is in fine condition She will
be six years old next spring, and is ex-
pected to do some wonderful work.
John Disc, of Portsmouth, o., has black
gelding, no name, at the stables. He is
said to pace in 2:20, and will be put on the
track next season. .,. 1s
Charles Kahn has a fonr.year old bay
gelding highly bred and very fast.
Captain George N. Stone is stsbiing sfine
fve-year old mare at the Park.
Mr.. Hart owns q fine sorrel roadster.
Mr.. John B. Mitchell has q fine bay geld
ing family mare. "'ai
Mr.. Bacon, owner Of a fine bay mare,
sixteen hands high, by Mambrino star.
She has no record but can beat 2:40. ..t.
The bay gslding Kentucky Abdallsh,
five yeans old and owned by Forbes and
Stone is at the Park. She itrots in less
than 2:40. O..
-Proteine is at the track. We saw her on
the pasture and she was as full Of fun and
frolic as q kitten. She has been out at the
track for several weeks and under the
watchful care of Messrs. Bair and Phipps
She is getting.along finely. and will in all
probability be all right for work next
spring. z E. te- ''-d U
Pete Cummings owns q fine hay mare.
,Mr. C. w. Allen drives q magnicent
pair Of bays. Thev are kept at the Park.
LAWYER Goodwin drives a mile in three
minutes behind his high stepping bay
mare. 1@
The brown mare Daisy, by Woodford
Mambrino, is at the Park. She has no re
cord but is saidto beat 2:30.
Mr.. 4. Dckerson has beautiful bay flly
by 9. Wilks, at the track.
Bonnie Boy, by Sweepstakes, is at the
stables looking fine. ao
The brown filly three years old, by Bon
ME Boy is looking well.
The sorrel Ally, Nutshell, by Nutwood;
is attth Park.
Capt. Stone, a fine looking bay, by Old
iHanbletonia, lis at the track. He was
named after Capt. Geo. N. Stone of this
city.
Capt. Geo. N. Stone drives the fastest and
finest looking animal that gees out the
avenue. This is saying q good deal, but
one can't get around facts. His name lis
Tom Adams, and when behind him one
feels the wind whistling past his ears.
Capt. Stone also drives Lady Chester, an :
other beauty and fast from the word. The
latter will be sent over to Kentucky the
first of next month and breed to Harold
the sire of MaudS. Ft.'- ...-.
Mr.. Boyd, the attorney of Fourth and
Main street, has couple of blooded horses
which he keeps at Chester Park. The first
is b. +. by C. M. Clay and can trot mile
in 2:45 The second is b. mare by Nam
brino Star, and eau trotvery fast on the
road. '' a@
The b. g. Charley is out at Chester Park
and is for sale.
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day and until 10o'elock at night for the &C
commodation of wine parties. Everything
is served in princely style. .n
Captain George n Stone, Of Chester Park
leaves on the first of next month for New
York, to attend the Congress of the Ma
tonal Trottng Association. He goes alst
to Boston, where he will spend a few day
visiting relatives .s
Mr.. w. w. Bair, aof Chester Park, has /,
fine chestnut cOpa horse, eight years old
and seventeen hands high. Heiisjfor sale
and can be bought at . very Teasonabl,
price. ....
Alice West, with record of 2:28, lis a
the stables. She's in prime order. ~,
The following horses, not Dentio ned II
the above, are at the Chester Park stables
wintering: Blk. 1. Jennie, by Allie West
blk. z. Tom Bush, by Mambrino Patchen
b. f., by Mambrino King; b. f., by Roths
child; b. g., by Mambrno Patchen, and I
blk. f., by Mambrno Patchen. .
MOTIFS ABOUT RUNNERS.
John Splann, Chicago, ILL.,, has sold to ]
A. Brown, Milwaukee Wis, the whit,
pacing gelding Crown Point record 226.
P. Grouse has sold to James Thompson
Fordham, New York, the bay horse Con
rad, years old, by Rebel Morgan, dam
Kate Jordan by Kentuckian.
Sale of roublesome-Major Greene, o.
New York City, has bought the chestnu
igelding Troublesome, 8 years old, by Wa
Dance, dam Nora Creina Mahomet.
Charles Reed, Meadow Brook Farm, Sara
toga, N. Y, lost January I'd the chestnut
fiify Mollie Mckinley, years old by imp
Glen .Athol, dam Minnie Lewis by Reye
nue.. ft'
Number Of Horses that Ran In Grea
Britain in i1S79-The following is,the mum.
ber OF horses of different ages that hav,
run In Great Britain for 1879: Two-year
olds, S44; three-year-olds, 633; four-year
olds, 3A; five-year-old. and upwards, 1922
total for the year, 2, lib.
Importation Of Brood Mares-Mr. jane
R. ,Keene, New York City, has recently
purchased, through an agent steven thor
ough5red brood mares in England. 'Th,
pedigrees of the animals are not given, ant
they will form the nucleus OF . stud which