, 1880-07-18
TRACK TALK,

TRACK TALK.
Bald Hornet, tho PAGER, is in Dustin's stable.
Charley Ford will be worked ut the track this
morning.
Maud S. arrived from Cincinnati yesterday,
and is at the Jockey Club track.
Bonnie Scotland heads the list Of thorough
bred winning sires thus far this season.
Trinket was logged at the Jockey Club track
yesterday, and went a half-mile pretty fast
Bramble. who went wrong during the Louis
willie meeting, is said to be coming around agaln'
Messrs R. c. Pate and J. d. Lucas are said to
be financially interested in the new track at ST.
Louis.
Hugh GaKney has purchased from A. Belmont
the 3-year-od chestnut colt Democrat, and will
make hurdlcr OF him.
.,orrin Hickok thinks that If Santa Claus was in
Chfcago now he could beat every trotter at the
track, except ST. Julien.
At the Cleveland and Buffalo meetings this
year the horses will be called at o'clock, and
started promptly at 1:30.
Dr.. Mannheimer: Of Chicago, has purchased
from John J. kayanaugh, ao of Dubuque, 1a', 4
Pete Mcintyre. who formerly drove Voltaire.
has leased the truck Mt Norwich, Conn.,, and will
give thrce-days meeting there this week.
h1r. Bonner is said to have recently driven
Edwin Forrest mile In 2:11A over his three
auarter~n,ile track. the last halt being done in
l:O5H. Tho driver and wagon weighed 215
pounds
Persons driving to the Jockey Club track
should take Adazns st rect west us far MS tho new
pavement extends, then crcss to Monroe, lcav-
lEg 1t at HOyne avenue for Washington street,
thence out the boulevard to Central PARK.
Nigeer Raby, the black geldtng owned By Mr..
Bowers, OF Philadelphia, and one OF tho famous
team Mollie and Niger Baby, that trotted sew
eral trials last year better than 2:22j, Is being
driven single this season. and has shown a mile
in 49,.
Charlie Green is out with an offer to match
Great Eastern against any trotter on the turf.
Green claims that in travelling from one point to
another Great Eastern loses hts speed, hence his
desire to trot all tho proposed ruces on one
track
''Buck,' Trfnket's portly colored attendant, is
be Of child. lie sleeps in her stall, and III vari~
ous ways 'nanifests tho most atToctionate inter
sst in the lanShes Of Pnes2s AN who ltssSs
urday will not fail to notice - Buck.
\ Kcntuckian without q title is such rarity
that when one is discovered tho fnc1 IS worth
mentioning Mr.. II. S.. Veech, Cashier of the
Trinket, says in n note to the Cincinnati Com.
nerctdl: " In your notice OF the Maud s. Trinkct
race; rae to 30 trotted ut Chfcago on % tue s3lh, you
mistaken about thar. am neither doctor,
Colonel, nor Captain, but plain Farmer Veech,
and am proud of It II YOU are IN Louisville at
farm and my horses. l 1.-Two where 1 was born
nearly fifty years ago.
The Turf, Field, and Farm very sensibly says:
Some Of the, drivers like Mace, Turner, Van
Ness. Green, Splan, and Brasncld are very par
ucular about their personal nppcarancc. \
society mnn would sooner think Of going to
formal dinner in a morning cont tt,tn they would
OF appearing before tho fashionable crowd of
the circuit III froWsy Jackets and with unshnvcn
faces. Their neat dress is In striking contrast
with the appearance OF other drivers. who re-
rnTd ii weakness CDu8p8H nNStufnF the
relineinent5 Of civilization. The rewards of
their professional services ara dependent upon
the popularity Of trotting. The very best people
of tho splendid social centres represented by
Cleveland, Buffalo. Rochester, Springfield, and
Hartford patrpnzt the circuit meetings, and It
5s tho duty OF all drivers to respect their Wishes
To offend them by careless dress is incxcusablc.
Those who take pride in their profession, who
labor to elevate the standard. will not hesitate
a moment about replacing the old and faded
suits with new ones. 4 single soiled suit will
spoil the picture. and be rendered more con-
spicuous By the bright and clean o1es clustered
around it. Let no driver make himself cOnspic1l-
Gus by bad drcssinE."