, 1880-05-23

Time won: Frank Short second buckne tn1fo'
Thrd race-One and an eighth miles. Mate
eorda won, Bell Bird second, Emma cooper
Fourth raceEThree- quarter mile dash. Bea-
t:tude won, Layica second, Lou third 11me'
l:l64.
TRACK TALK.
The 3-year-old colt Bowling Green, by Tom
Bowling, has thrown out splint and been stop
ped in his work.
Capt Arun Pennington, after whom Nc
Grath's well known race horse was named, died
recently at Gilman's Point, Ky.. aged 81 years.
The old trott1ng mare Jennie. record o:@:22,1s
yas sold at auction in New York recently for
sl,3M. 4 colt out Of her by Volunteer brought
5000.
News Was received In this city last week Of the
DEATH. at Richmond, Tex, Of Dir. George W.
SPENCER, u well known turfman and member
Of the firm Of Brien g. Spencer
as" who writes for information on the SUBJ
iect is informed that the fastest time on record,
trotttug, is 2:13a, and that it was made by st.
Julien ut Oakland, California, Oct p, 1879.
Unless bad weather prevents, there will be
some lively work at the Jockey Club track this
morning, as ull the flyers will be worked, includ-
Ing ST. Julien, who has done nicely since reach
Ing Chicago.
The Bunesetter- Ford race, to be trotted here
June ), will bring out an immense crowd, as the
city will be full Of strangers attending the Ma
tioIaal Convention. Both horses are DUNG well,
and the owners Of both are confident OF victory.
There were some very curious races run at
the Washington meeting last week. the hr8t-
class horses being invariably beaten by the no
account ones. Washington Is rapidly ACQUIRING
a rather uusavory reputation i'll this regard. and
it is noticeable that The Southern horsenlen, al
most without exception, refuse to go there
Fleety Golddust, the mare that created quite
d sensation few years ago BY trottinR mile
such a performance, died last week at the In
dian ELL stock-tarm, near Loutsville. KY, after
giving premature birth to foal by Prfnceps-
The trotttng--mare Carrie, record e:2tk, re-
s csn1 afoppedd oped sy M 81 baso
and in her day was successful performer on
the turf. Her tilly Is very strongly marked,
being bay with bald tace hind teSe Mniee near
Iroquois. the American 2-year-old colt that
recently won the Newmarket Plate, carrying l2
pounds and defeating u field OF six, is fuH
brother to Harold, tho latter @ horse being we'll
certain performances and extraordinary bud
temper He is by bennington, out OF Maggie B.
B.. by Australian.
The horses at the Jockey Club track have been
rapidly getting into condition for. the meetings
ut which they Are engaged. The fastest mile for
the week was marked down to the credit OF the
Us very easily, although one Of his fore shoes
came on at the distauce-stand.
Johnny Blow, the St. Louis young man who
was expelled By the Lexington Association in
My 1s.S for e9}npey IN IN fhe ne Pulling 1r n
the rider OF the horse. Lewis Riggs, who trained
the animal and who is alleged 70 hare been
With Blow and Shelton, but hns not been rein-
stated. He is certainly deserving Of more sym
pnthy than the other two
The New York Gentlemcn's Driving-Park
formerly known as Fleetwood Park, was the
scene of q race the other day for horses Of the
::24 class, the starters being Wiz, Nellie Irwin,
ma Steve MAXWELL Wiz was the winner, taking
the :nird, fourth and fifth heats in as ~,
49,. AS Nellie Irwin is credited in the sum-
mary with having won the first heat IN 2:e, it is
evident that she has either regained all OF her
old-time speed and added little to it, or that
Fleetwood Park is a notoriousiy slow track, and
for such an oldtiner as Nellie Irwin to trot it in
..::2jj Is remarkable.
At the late Epson England meeting, the
was won by the Duke OF. Hanilton's black tflly
Sweets, By PreAkness, out Of Sacchartne. Freak
ness, it will he remembered. was taken to En-
most successful cnreer on thY American turf.
and was purchased BY his present owner three
years ago Sweets Is the first Of his get that has
started, and her success shows that the hero of
the fastest two and q quarter miles On record
bids fair to become member OF the already
long list of Lexington's sons who are gaining
regulations as sircs-
When it was announced early In the season
that W. ". Dair. Of Cincinnati, was to have
charge Of Deck Wright, in place Of John Briggs,
a good many people thouzhr that the horses
proved by the chunge, but SO fur the effect Of II
new driver does not seem to have been very
marked, as Deck Wright cltngs to his old habit
beaten at the finish, as WIS the case ut Suffolk
Park last week, when he WAS obliged to lower
bis eol1rs to JerssE Boy the latter horse being
gagged ut Chicago i'll the Eel Stake, when be will
meet Silyerton, Lucille, Doty, Voltaire, Little
Gypsy, Rose Of Washington, viii Cody, and
Richard.
remarkably good form this season. and Dun
Muce, who has him in charge, expects good
work of the chestnut before the season closes.
trotted ut the chicaso July meeting, but it is
hardly probable that he will be able to do
better than get a place in that event,
Qualities, and the 'S horses Which ''Aysif vii
meet him here are both fast and stout. It is
very evident that Mace will be obliged to divide
1nences us it is 2ow altogether too large to be
protitably handled by one man. Several Of tho
nurses have conflicting records md In such
two will be handed over 10 "Knapsack Nc
Carthy. Dams first assistant. In addition to
Whit ne secures from Mhcc, MCtnrthy' Will also
have the bay mare Champion Girl, record $50,
and green mare which he purchased in Iowa
the curly part Of list winter. Mace will prob
able make the campaign with Hopeful. Richard,
Midnight, Capt. Jack, Gossip, Red Jim, and
Tommy Gates, all Of them being entered at the
Chicago meeting in his nane
Tho 3-ycar-old bay colt Victory has been de-
c}hrcd ont of the Coney Island handicap. to be
run during the June meeting Of the Coney Islund
Jockey Club. Victory is Illinois bred colt, be-
ing by Billet out of Lizzie Vic. He first came
into prominence at the Chicngo meeting last
June. where he run second to Mistake in the
Criterion Stakes. and would undoubtedly have
woil that event had not his jockey wasted tine
looking around on his right hand side instead of
keeping bis face to the 'front.' AT rhiS critical
moment Mistake came alung with Il rush on
the inside, and won by II head. Victory was
sold to Mr. Pierre Loriliurd. us WIS
also Mistake, the latter having been sent to Eu-
gland: Doth the iltst und second horses in the
Criterion Stakes sold In the icld the only one Of
the named horses that got place being Kim
ball. who finished third. Wallcnstein was n tre-
fnyorit in this race, having swept
everything before him ut the Southern meet
tnKs, and had been purchased the week before
by MIR. Lorillard for 5000. Tho fact that this
gentleman should have owned the tuyorit and
purchased two Of tho horses TINT
finished i'll front Of him is, to say the least,
curious one.
The first trotting matinee of the season will be
given next Saturday afternoon by the Central
Park Driving Association at its truck in Central
Park. The program consists OF the following
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