, 1880-04-04
TRACK-TAIK.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Jockey
| and Trotting Club Directors will be held to-
morrow afternoon at ? o'clock.
"Brother Jonathan" write to the editor
of the Ndttonu1 Liuc-Stocle Journal, Lake
side Building, Chicago, for the information
you seek.
The Tiyoli pool-room reports that Kimball
is first favorit for the Kentucky Derby, Luke
Blackburn, Fonso, and Bowling Green being
next in order.
Midnight, record 2:18, and the reputation
Of being the worst gutter on the turf, is be-
ing logged ten nilesa day. He will be driven
this season by Dan Mace.
James Gordon Benefits colors on the En-
glish turf are violet and orange stripes, with
violet cap. lie is now the owner of two
steeple-chasers,- and Latchkey,
both first-class performers:
Dayton, O., gives trotting meeting May &c
to 25, purses being offered for horses Of the
three minute, $50, 40. 2::3o, and 2:2 classes.
Tom barred) is also on the program.
Sciola, the mare that won such creditab1e
races at Cincinnati and Lexington last fall,
was wintersd gis I at Ne; Nsw y Pniladslpla g. ens
home of William Saunders, her driver.
Judge Fullerton, record 2:1s, recently sold
at auction i'll New York for 5000, will be
trained again this season. and driven by Dan
Mace. The Judge is very fast for the first
half mile. but slows up a good deal coming
home.
Gen. Abe Buford says that his 3-year-old
everything before him this season, but in
spite Of this startling prediction, the odds are
still II to against him in the Kentucky
Derby.
In recent issue of the Turf, Field, and
tmr, 1aa 1a appsSare y9g ana ths scqrlgns at
animal painter. The facts are that Afr. Cross !
executed q large number Of commissions |
while in this city, and i'll. every instance his
work was more than satisfactory.
". a. Crawford left last night for Phfla-
delphia, whera he will attend TO the prepara-
George, the PAGER, all Of Whom will be in lis
stable this season. Lew Scott has Wintered |
well, and may take hand in the next go-as-
you-please contest for the Ashley belt. .
The Spirit, of the; Times says of .Wallen-
stein: "We have always regarded him as
g'y thng SyccasisSay Ss f1 but oa most s rsgpar p d
unreliable performer. l1e will, as he has
just done i'll the Lincolnshire, more frequent
" disgust his followers than reward their
confidence: Had he been half the horse he
and England, he should have won his first
race across the water hands down."
Deck Wright, the Cincinnati skipjack, has
been placed in the hands of ". ". Bair for
training, thereby depriving John Biggs ofthe
only horse he had last year after. Proteinc
Cincinnati, and is believed to be hopeIesly
injured. In addition to Deck Wright, Bair
will have Maude s., the mare tina: trotted a
mile u 2:lI At Lexington in 1s5s rs s.; 4year a5a
A[r. ". H. Vanderbilt, but was not worked
lust year.
Lucy, one Of the great pacing quartet, is at
where she was Wintered by
Mike Goodln. She was fired in both hind
legs last fall, and her ankles have sunk back
into q natural position, a fact which enc0ur-
ages her owner, Alr. Sam Keyes, to think that
she will reduce her present record of 2:15
several seconds this season. OF the other
PAGERS, Matte Hunter is ut Madison, Ind,
It &enia, % g., The G5e Of lis ys drvsr; ste steve
Phillips, and Rowdy Boy aud Charley Forth
Ire III Indiana
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