The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-10
TIPS FROM THE TURF.


miscellaneous Mention.
To-day the congress of the members OF
the National Trotting Association opens in
New York City and it is probable that the
actions of the body will be more e'important
to the turf and the public generally than
have those Of any similar gathering for
years To say that for the past three years
there has been dissatisfaction in regard to-
the manner in which the affairs Of the As
sociation have been conducted would be.
but the repetition of we'll known fact fire.
quently discussed .t.ta,g E. laJ
There are number Of instances in which
drivers and owners of horses have been
swindled in the most barefaced manner,
but that one of the offending parties was
ever punished no one has ever been able to
discover. 1t would be easy to cite eases Of
this kind by the score. .n o' MT. .....
| In regard to the Presidency nothing
definite Seems to be known. COL WoolIey,
WIZ udS uclu blS OluCC AOI oCtC1ui yOuict
and reAished about q month ago, has abso-
lately refused to allow his name TO be used
for the position again. When this fact be-
came known Hon. VIM. Edwards, Of Cieve-
land, was spoken Of, but utrefused to accept
in the most decided manner. Capt Geo.
N. Stone, of this city, Major Mcdowell, Of
Kentucky, and several others were very
favorably spoken of by the Spirit Of the
Times and other leading turf papera There
has been call by certain parties for more
stringent rules, and perhaps this ide& is
not a bad one, although the present code
of laws provide sufficient punishment for
crime If strictly enforced. It is proposed
by the advocates of new rules to make et.
pulsioh Anal, 80 that man ence foarAd
guilty of an infraction of the rules, the PEN
atty for which is expulsion, will never
thereafter be given chance to repeat the
offense. That the enactment Of such law
would do away with many Of the abuses
now 20 common there il not the slightest
doubt, and the CO ngress GOULD not do bet
ter than to follow the suggestion made.
1t has also been said that hereafter no ex-
PEELED persons were to be reinstated, and
that the case Of James H. Goldsmith, ex-
PEELED at Boston last fall for pulling Alley,
would be made the initial one Of the new
departure. Why Goldsmith should be sim
gled out to serve as an awful example,
while equally guilty parties have been re-
stored to the privileges from the enjoy
ment of which they were temporarily de-
barred, is not plain, but as to this nobody
will be very particular, 80 long u the de-
sired change is made.
THR BLUEGRASS 1IoRsBA
Esprit Of the TimekJ
An experienced turfman OF the East,
Just off tour Of inspection to Kentucky,
declares that he never saw horses look so
well at this season Of the year al those now
in training in the Bluegrass region. He
| says they all look remarkably well. Their
coats are smooth and hsalthful, and they
are generally free from disease. He thinks
Major Thomas has grand lot in training
Himyar has filled out is in fine health and
D grand race-horse. Leon he regards as
among the best foqr-year-olds he saw.
Kinkead and Mendelssohn, the property
| Apothecaty, the property Of Mr.. Dan. Swi-
| CERT. are promising three. .yeaf-olds. Major
ThoniaS brother to Himyar, called Hama.
dan, Is very promising.
This gentleman also has Alne very Hne
yearlings but our informant was particu-
| lafly impressed with the yearling brother
to Himyar, handsome bay, : chestnut
colt by Alarm, out OF Rosaline (own sister
to Nelly Gray(, by Commodore, and a bay
1 filly called bixies War Flag, BY War
Dance, out Of Dixie. Mr. James R. Kesne's
stable is good one, and his horses are
dong well. Spsndthrift is at Dr.. Hsrr's
| place, under his charge, and looks wen. It
Is said MI. Keehe has sent an agent to
Kentucky 10 make preparations to ship
Spendthrift and seven OF biz twosyeaf-olds
| to England during March. L6rd Murphy
has spread into fine horse, and Dan
| Sparling 10 much improved. Bookmaker,
| the brother to Springbok, and the brother
to Wallenstein, are the choice Of the two
year-olds in Mr.. Keenss stable.
! THE DEAD BONNIE SCOTLAND.
The Turf, Field and Farm speaks a. fol.
lows of the dead Bonnie Scotland: He
foaled In 1885, consequently, he had
He WIS imported In 1857 by Capt. Cornish,
and by him sold to Messrs. Reber q Kutz,
Of Lancaster, Ohio. For years he was un.
appreciated, His second owner in the
United States was g. A. Smith, from whom
he was purchased by the Messrs. Parks, VI
4 Illinois. His fortunes were on the rise
whom General Harding bought him from
the Messrs Parks, and placed him, In 1873,
At the head of the famous Belle Meade
breeding establishment He was richly.
bred horse, being by Iago, son Of Don
John, dam Queen Mary, from whose
womb came Blink Bonnie Bal.
rownis and Broomielsw; second dam by
Plenipotentiary, by Emilius, and third dam
! Myrrah, by Whalebone. Bonnie Scotland
starred in four races two Of which he won.
His last appearance ON the turf was when
he went to the front in the Doncastel
stakes, defeating among others. Ellington,
Derby winner. In color be was . dapple
bay, and he stood sixteen hands. In 1875
thirty-nins of his sons and daughters
stared in 297 races and scored seventy
six victories. The total winnings Of hil
get were t4e, 285 raising him to third rank
on the money basis of American sires
The most prominent Of the performer
from his loins wers Bramble, Ben Hill
Baton Rouge, Bonnie Carrie, By-and-By
Bonnie Wood, Luke Blackburn. Dan
and Balance ALL"
1 TRACK TALK.
From July 18th to September LIT racinl
will be continuous ct Haratoga