, 1880-02-01


john r. sw1nney, the vell-known racehorse,
pulled up lame recently after trial gallop at
New Orleans, and has been thrown out of train
Mintzer has not entirely recovered from the
last fal and viii ot Be trained for Ha the sprnR
campaign.
Green's Bashaw. well known rs the sire of
trotters: died at Leland. H., last Sunday. aged Is
years. Tho fastest Of his get is Rose Of Wash
tngton, record 2:2lA.
Mazo- Mamie, owned BY ". G. France, of ST.
Louis, is reported to be in fine tix, and his owner
says that # the old sorrel doesn't beat e:N this
year he will give him away.
The first foal by Mr. P. Lor1llarl's imported
stallion Glcnlyon was dropped at the Rancocas
Farm Jan. 20. It is large brown colt out Of
imported Gondola, by Beadsman.
Among the s-ysar @ olds BY the American horse
Preqkness that IT. VII appear on nth the English turf
Song, one Of the best 2~year olds in England last
year.
3lr: Lee Cheney, Manager Of the newly organ
iEed Et Jockey Club bat At Bloomngton, ~, a1nonnces
s, at which 81, 900 will be given IN premiums for
running and trotting.
The Jockey Club closed a contract with the
Knights Templar last week for the use Of its
Order on tho 18th and 18th Of next July. Nom
bers Of the Club are informed that their rights
were reserved, season tickets admitting their
owners to the grounds.
!, The stakes for the June running meeting Of
the Chicago Jockey and Trotting Club. close to-
morrow, and from present appearances the
number Of nominations in the various events
will be very large. Already many have been
received, and 1t is certain that. the raclng-men
Of the South nre coming en- massc+
Mr.. "; ?. McKelvey, Of Pittsburg, visited
:h,ough spians Exchango the well, weil,known 15a bay
gelding Rather, owned by Mr.. II. ]. Milligan, and
tho chestnut mnre Pearl, record 2:3o, owned BY
Oscar Fields. Rather ts one of the finest road
horses in the West, and can trot close to 2:30.
NEW YORK, Jan. Sit is said william Astor
is about to retire from the turf, aud his race
horses from the famous Fern Cif1 are to be sold.
turfmen. The Blue aud white Of Mr. Kecne viii
viii pro66ably be iveier than ever nezt season.
A letter from Newmarket, England. dated
sharp 1gaop Sl this NOR morning % The later moves nov
him him to be dyer. HI He viii be certain to ~t get a
P Tes1 PaR o Of pFse IS a5a
beauty"
Lexington, who died in 1916, stands eighth in
the List Of thoroughbred sires for 1873 Eleven Of
were second in r. third il, Il, and unplaced in ea
Their total winnings amounted to S1e,35, These
eleven were Franklin. PeQuot, Charley Howard,
Lexington, Cariboo, St James, and Spartan.
:: Mr.. E. A. Stokes, who recently brought Tommy
Gates-record e:224-from California to New
York, offers to match him against Steve Max
the race to be trotfed over the Fleetwood OF
Prospect tracks. he also offers to match Gov.
Stanford, record a:27M, three miles and repeat,
in harness, against any horse that will draw q
wagon.
Mr. Charles NJ. Reed, Of Erie, Pa, paid a flying
visit to Chicago last week, and dropped in on tho
boys at splan's place. Mr. Reed is tie owner Of
including Midnight, whose record Of 2:18A is the
fastest ever obtained By 6-year- old Midnight
was in New York under charge OF Dan Mace
at Erie.
The first trotting circuit announced Is an East
e1n one the places and dates being as foIloWs: pe
f Phifiadeiphia, May Is, i, ., i; belmont Park,
Philadelphia, May q, e6. q. g. The purses at
each place are alike being so9 eaeh fer 1s
ESQ, o:40, and $50 classes
A resident Of Long Island who passed through
Chicago last Thursday, en- route for Cheyenne,
reported that the trotters Wedgewood trecord
e:2D, Gloster trecord 2;23h), and Business record
e:2s) were w1ntering finely at the farm or Mr. +
B. Conklin, the former owner Of Rarus. All
these horses will be brought to Chicago in tho
spring, and driven next season by John 6pinn, OF
whose stable they were members last year.
Mr. D. B. Hibbard, Of jackson, Mich, offered q
short time ago to match his 6-ycar~old stallion
Tckonsha against the station henluckE mlkGs, a1if
waukee, two races Of mile aud two mile heats,
in hnrness, over the Chicago track Mr.. Drod-
s and nas mT must her T.
water. # the races occur, they will be tsutted
next May, and If IS understood that John splan
will drive the Milwaukee horse.
sold to James Whitton, Of wilmington, Ill, the
thoroughbred horse West Roxblry, BY imp Bal
rownie, dam Columbia, b imp. Glencoe West
Roxbury was foaled in 1853, and has been owned
| hE fhe
his get arc Mollie Jones, who has to her credit
the fastest three heats at two miles, with the
record over each track at Dexter Park; George
Rice, Roxela, Jim Murphy, startie :; March, q
last Two hare been winners ut Dexter Park.
Rocket, Ro1ella, StArtle, Trump, and he1oWn
are full brothers and sisters, being out Of Nora
Worth, BY imp. Eclipse
Charley Green hns quite string OF trotters at
Prospect Park. Grent Eastern is logged daily on
the road, and is expected to be good horse IN
the frce-for-all class next season, nlthough for
the past two 9G bo5 6e brcd
spring, and May Queen may also be relogated to
stud service, although in her case no dchnt de. e.
2:26, is reported to have shown a trial In 2:1S;
e:l8A, 2:l9 last season. Oxmore, 3-year- old
stallion, full brother to Trinket, is promising
one. In addition to these, Mr; Green has E Pros
pect, a 5-year-old stallion. by George Wilkes,
| Praetor, a 3-year-old Stallion BY Messenger
A1nf a 1ha bT uycr
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The Detroit papers are getting excited over
the prospect Of some trotting IN that city next
suruIuer, The track hns been placed under the
manarernept Of Mr.. William A. Owen, and be-
come member of the National Association:
Tie trotting meeting will probably be 1tr7lt held
| the last week In June or the first IN July.
and the principal attraction will bo some kind or
a race in which St. Julien will take part. a let-
ter vas recently received from Orrin H1ckok,
| driver OF the horse, in which he states that be
| will leave San francisco for this part q the
country about May i. His terms to trot St Ju-
lien against bis own time 2:123i), Or against any
other 1rotter or trotters, will be $15o. As TT the
matter now stands, it Is probable TINT On exnlol,
don race will be arranged between St. Julien ana
hopeful, as Mr.. Richmond, the owner OF the
| Iast-named horse, reports him to be IN good
| shape, and is ready to enter him In q free-tor-
all.
| The 1trt, Field. and Farm gays: the ~ track he
| appointments at Chicago are hrst-class, tne no
| tel accommodations the very best, and the
means of reaching the city unsurpassed. me
| town has grown rich from It's trade in the prod
| ucts of the soil, and the liberal minded people
tn kc much interest in the sports of the turf:
| The Jockey Club has arranged magnincens
program for June and July, and the owners Or
| thoroughbreds will not be 80 blind to their own
| interests as to fail to nominate for the r1ch
stakes which close Feb. z. If q man wishes 10
back his horse, to excite tho applause OF a
| cr47wde3 crAnd-RtaDd. or Is in search OF u2QT-