, 1880-11-14
SPORTING.
interesting Gossip for Lovers OF
the Turf.


=. TIE TURF
COMING HONE.
spetfal Di.?atca to The Chicago Trib,n..
xr1r YONG, Ncv. l:;-iiichartl Tenhroeck, tho
no,clratcl octoxcnarian turfman, .1s expected
~ srrsc II, this city FROM Liverpool to-day. He
s.e the first to Introduce the American running
sorscs upon the English turf. He will be ac-
..,,nan;ed by his wife Mr. Tenbroeck will
te.yo Iu a few days for his home In Lexington,
K!.
~ racc-aorses in Kentucky. is uu his way from
1irrrn,ol u this port- Ills horses have not
do,r we'll nvcr .herc rhis year, but Mr.. Sau-
ford Is not DISCOURAGED, md hopes yet to breed
.vtnccr of the English Derby at his North
SANTA CLAUS VS.. ELAINE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. .ia-At the Bay District
track to-day the trot between Coi; r A; F:na,
Sanford: Il mare Elaine. best three in fve, for
nurse of <l,t. was won by the stallion After the
best contested race oI tue season, The frs1
he..1 was won by :antn Claus 1t, 2:lS The third
hsat WIS by Giaiac easily. tho st.lllYu
breaking ard NOT recovering. Tie fourth heht
u4s wt;E by S,a1:tn CLAUS cruising the wire in q
ior ia :,:lS.1. The fifth and LUST heat was won
hr santa Claus in 2::a. The race attracted
E,uch attcntion, and was witnessed by .arge
xheo ycarliug by Gov. Stamford. and has mnde
tnr hest ! End year old time. aud never before
lost rHce Santa Claus isl;,s!c the best 5ycar-od
1,ne c.lei and also never lost Il race, and tho
eycnt to-day has been looked to by hurscmen as
one If The most important ever trottcd on The
Pacific Coast.
betting uefore the race wss SO to so on
Elaine against Santa Claus. Tho track was in
admirable condition. and the day nll that could
be 6ts!rrl Col. Finnssn drove Santa Claus and
ford's s-year-ola trotter. Fred Croker, was
epctdcd for purse and record a9ninst $50, and
made bis mile III .:3st3 with one slight break.
TRACK TALK-
Smith, IL Dearborn street, has all the sport
inr napers and Ha Monthly for November.
Dudd Doble is in California. bur thinks some
Of coming East next season with string Of
trptters.
last accounts John Splan was in Cleveland,
and is expected to rctch Chicago some time dur
ing the present week.
The current number of Hdrpcr's Vcel1y con-
talns picture Of Mr.. J. r. keeue's colt Foxhull.
that has run 80 successfully in England this
season.
Three or four drivers are talking OF spending
the coming winter III the South. taking alnng
some trot1ers 10 pay expenses, but the matter
has taken no deiuit shnpc.
Among the noted trotters that will winter In
Chicago. arc Doneselter, Silvtrton. Voltaire.
Charlie Ford. Piedmont. and Monroe Chief 6or-
rel Dan, the famous PAGER, will also be here.
Jerry Monroe arrived home from Cincinnati
last Thursday. bringing with him the horses
Charley Fusd, Don Quixotc. md Il pnccr. They
arc now in his stables, where they will remain
during the winter.
This Is the first seasou for many years during
which Mr. Robert Donner has not purchased
from Que 70 four trotters.. knrus was the lust
performances OF that horse have been eclipsed
by St Julien and Naud s. there is little or no
chance 1or the proprietor OF the Ledger to own
the fastest huEse III the world.
-
Ar. Vanderbilt had d long talk with Capt Stone,
the result Of which WIS thnt Maud S. Is to re-
main In the latter gentieman's hands next sea-
son for development. when che ia expected to
trOt III e:0S, or rheFclbouts. 4 rumor regarding
the mare, which may or may not be true, gained
considerable currency here Inst week. 1t Is that
with the Chicago stallion Piedmont, it being the
belief OF Capt. Stoue that this team eau trot in
seo Or better; It Is ,sell-known tt,a1: although
Lady Mac is The best double-team performance
ever made, it was not a record. and therefore
does nut appear GA the official records. Never
s1aeE the e d2 ey yas fhe team e aee 10
repeat the performance, and, although Mr..
Vanderbilt purchased Little Fred, Capt Jack,
Eet,tns together pair that could trot mile in
c:Sr' Or better, he has not met with success His
great ambition ts to find suitable mate for
the same color, and can trot in 2:17. he hopes
by putting the two togpther to get a team that
can MAKE marx in fn6 way OF Q0QDlG- Team
trotting that will stand for some time.
Not many years ago " the Mcdaniel confeder-
Acy" was recognized as the muet noted racing
firm in the United States, and the members ol
its stable, headed By the fleet Harry Ba6sett
we're numeEOus- For the past four years, how
ever, things have not gone well with Col Nc
Daniel. and last Tuesday the remainder OF his
stock was sold at auction in New York. the
names OF the horses and their purchasers being
as follows: Two ycar-old colts-Gouyerneur. by
Harry Bassett, dam Penny; J. Woolley, Hart
ford keooo. King Nero, by Harry Bassett: dag s1a
Cal Wagner, BY Harry Bassett. dam Iona;
J. II. Fleming. Brooklyn. $4l0 Home
turn; r l. Wait, New York. s3lo Two
year old hllies-Melasinc, by Hurry Bassett.
dam Fly; J. Mcmahon. Baltimore, 91n. Alike
by Harry Bassett- dam Leisure; J. Mcmahon
Baltimore, $:ss40. Three-year olds-Bay lilly. by
Harry Baasett. dam F1em Ange: r. L. Watt
New York. $l40. Black fIly, BY Harry Bassett,
dam Lefty: L. Bartlett, fl15. Four-year olds-
Howstring, bay colt, Try Harry Bassett, dam
cordelia: J. Mcmahon, Baltimore. $50. Lillian,
taown hlly, by Harry Bassett, dam imported
Wo1nbat; L. Bartlett, $:NU- At the same time
and place the trottfng 1nure Golden Girl, record
215A, was sold to J. L. Woo1ford+ OF Boston, fot
1lIS1 She was the property OF L. C. Chase, Of
Boston. and WIS driven last season BY Fred
halght, who gave her the record that stands to
hArn II