, 1880-12-05

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@ Ered DOUGLASS. ...-... Green's Bashaw.
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Columbus Hamblct'n q. .Hambletonian .....2:36
Nngners BAshaw. :. Green's DashaW.
THE NEW DRIVING PARE.
Yesterday afternoon largely attended meet
iuK OF tho stockholders of tho Chicago Driving
PARK was held ut 116 Monroe street, it bayiu9
been called for tho purpose Of eccttng Board
OF Directors. Mr. s. X. Dow presided and Mr.
D. L. Hall acted as Secretary
Mr. H. Y. Demis. who has been chiefly instru-
mental In putting the new orgaufza ton into
shape addressed the meeting informally. and
stated the plnns. OF tho Club. which have al
Of charging only 90 cents admission al the gate
was agreed on all sides to be a wise one, and
VII doubtless I be carried into effect Mr.. Bemls
so distributed that no ono person or
clique, would have Il controlling interest.
Already the number OF subscribers to tho stock
fore race took place over tho track next SUM
iner over 400 OF Chicago's best citizens would be
fntSrcstcd us Stockholders In the enterprise.
The following gentlemen were then elected
Directors Of tho Club: 4. ". Richmond. S K
Dow Il J; Smith, H: N. Wllmnrth, T: 3: Weare,
+ L es csp6c t. Sanaefs ID aaxs1 ens Xn HuSe kaS
Reinis. ]: E hrswster, W!!l,a@ Hsm'if;on, 1; john
sfaS? seParand u ti oaSie Il csrisr H. j.
The Directors will meet next Saturday aftor-
noon to elect officers.
TRACK TALK.
Telegram. well-known Kentucky saddle
stallion, died recently.
Orange Girl Is wintetin2 at Louisville, and will
probably be bred in the spring.
The sale Of English broodmares in New York
recently was fairly successful, tho lot Of ten
bringing $3.50.
Elzur Smith, Of Lee, Mass, WAS the purchaser
OF the 4-year- old Kentucky trotttng stallion AL
son.
"Old Man. is the name given to yearling
colt in Louisville that can trot mile In three
minutes. tie was sired by Pilot Mambrtno,
horse formerly owned in Chicago.
The famous stations Ten Brock and Long
fellow got together few days ago and indulEed
in q fight, which, had it not been promptly
stopped. would have resulted in serious injury
to both.
Spartan, who was good race~horse in his 3
year-old form, has been made 8yeldtng in hopes
OF improving his temper. For the past year he
bus been raced over the hurdles, but was not
very successful.
"A meeting was recentlyheld in Toronto for
the purpose of forming Jockey Club, and from
the interest taken In the matter BY those pres
ent it Is believed that the organization will bo
completed In Il short time suitable grounds hav
Ing already been arranged tor.
; CORRESPONDENT, CH1cAuo-Did Charlie Ford
win race from Derby in the year ls79! A'*.-
Yes. at Lexington, Oct Is. The first heat was
dead between Ford and Driver in a:eA: Darby
won the second and third heats in 2:2,553, 2:2i,
and Ford the next three in 2:4, 2:23 2:9.
Colt races are alt the rago just now in Cali
fornia the LATEST one being that trottcd ut San
Francisco Nov. between four yearliugs. The
WIS won by rle bay W colt Anteeo, BY Elcctioneer, Ger
owned by Sir. !. C. Simpson. formerly of this city.
The time was 3:l1.3.
Three years ago Hannls was the first horse to
record being s:iS. Last season II Hattie It'll Wood ID
though Maud s had trotted trial in s:l7K as a
summer, and obtained record OF 2:1u4.
D1tnton's Spirit Of the Turf, published at 1e4
and l66 Washington strnet, this city. IL taklng
unusunl pains to give the fullest particulars re-
better. This list is being published in serial
form und will run through the winter months
embracing many new facts regarding them.
When Sweetheart trottcd q mile in 2:eoh at
tily from Mr. l. J. Rose, presented her to Mr:
John W. Mackay. Rose" said Mackay, II
hear that Vanderbilt IS making inquiries about
shall lind out just how many Government bonds
he has,"
The celebrated broodmares Bette Ward and
Dolly Carter, owned ut the Woodburn Farm,
o carer
as both were exceedingly feeble it was thought
best to end their sutferings. Bette Wartl's most
noted produce were Joe Cerns and Sunburst.
aud Dolly Carter was the dam Of Joe Daniels.
Adelaide, and Pride Of the villnge.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillartl's latest purchase, tho
famous English bred stallion Mortimer, reached
New York last Wednesday in fine condition. and
wus exhibition for two days ut Stoddnrts
stable. He Is described by the Herald rs q noble
horse, chestnut, with 4 star and stripe down
the nose. and he has white to the ankle on tho
ctFh fri Icr Rn ia n hnuG1 ch.4a
md an eighth high, with plain head and neck.
running into shoulders inclined to be little
straight. His wt1hars mount very high. He has
fine quarters, immense STILES, hooks well down,
large bonc, md sound feet and legs. He was
foaied in 1866, bred by Count +. de Lagrange, by
Campeigne, first dam Co1nresse by Tho Baron or
Nuncio
4 correspondent wants to know the name Of
the first horse that trotted In $50 or better.
Lady Suffolk was the animal, making milo in
2:2DI4 In 1875. In order to show the progress
made in trottlng the following statistics are
given:
Yenr. Animal. Iim<.
4ffff7