, 1880-08-08
TRACK TALK.

Rluc Eyes Is laid up with quarter crack.
| Trnket has been placed In the hands Of John
| Turner.
Capt Emmons reduced his record to go at
| Buffalo last week.
Leroy Paul bus resigned his position as trainer
| Of Mr.. SwiStrt's Stable.
The current number Of the Spirit OF the Times
| contains picture Ut Maud 5.
NV. Smith,: No L. Dearborn street, has
| Wdudcc's Mnn;tslu for August
The bruther to Monitor, purchased last fall in
| Kentucky by Mr.. keene, died recently.
George Barhee is going to Eneland to ride for
Mr Pierre Lorillard's Newmarketstable-
| NJ: George Lorillard has purchased the :;year-
| old colt Greenland shul run successfully in the
! South and Wes1 last sp1ing.
Troubadour vas shipped yesterday to Mendoza,
| where he trots Tue.dny In the threc-m
class. and Friday in the 2:JG race.
Orrtn Hickok still holds open bis challenge to
any trot1er in the World for any distance either
| quarter, half, thrce-quarters OF mile, or
| further.
Jack Phillips. who has thus far staid quietly
| Rochester this week with the PAGER Little Mae,
which be has entered IN the -. pacing class ut
Rochester, Springfield, and Hartford.
Tho Philadelphia horses in the Central Circuit
include H:onis, uAisydale, Irene, Gray Chief,
IS represented by boncse1t:1e Monroe chlef.
Charlle Ford, Wilbur F., and Bald Hornet
There arc s :, entsiss tst fer fer the Grand 7 Psx Dc
the same year has closed with 21U entries, and
the Uaas with l59. III each Of the hist two
events several American colts and nllies are
named.
this season with Daisyda!e the memorable
triumph achieved by Hannis In :lS1b, ,-rlat Ut go
ing through the Central Circuit with the loss of
but one rlce. Perhaps he may even beat it. and
capture them all.
The North Side Driving Association will give
matinee at Its track IN Luke View nc1t Thurs
day afternoon. commencing at o'clock. The
prugi"m VIII include events for horses of the
three minute, .:53, and 2:4D classes in hAruess,
und an open-tn-uA wagon race
The pacing race at Butralo last Friday was the
second pest one of six heais on record, the best
being that at Rochester Inst summer won by
Sleepy Tom, who won the second heat in 2:l6H,
the NTH in 2:l5.1, and the sIxth in 2:H The
average time OF that rnce WIS c;l4s3. while the
heats 1T Buffalo Frlcuy averaged 2:l53S.
4 handsomely bound volume of Krik's Guide
to tho Turf fur 1856 81 has been received BY TuE
TnIHuSE from Capt; " Mlliatn " a. n Conner,
running turf this book Is Invaluable, and is the
only one Of its kind published in this country.
1 my 5e had ap9n a to the author
After the close of the Cleveland meeting and
bcfore the h"rses we're shipped to Buffalo, John
Turner 1uok the PAGER Deu Ham ltun ont one
morning and save aim !. trtnl In 2:i4'i, probably
.uu pcnple Icing present The natural result of
this proceeding wat to Install Hamilton us
favoril in the 80: pacing race ut Buffalo. He
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The seventh annual meeting Of the Mendoza
Driving Park Association commeucc, on Tues
day. next and will continue four days. There
are seventy nine entries on the trotting list,
among which some excellent horses. The
first day is for the 3Uu and classes, with nine
horses IN the former and ldlrteun ID the lAltcr.
The secund day IS tor racing-.::1S cluss; trttcrs
IN !B and running race The third day is for
the 2::y and @@:4d cusses with running race for
4-yeal-olds Or under. The fourth day is for aIl
trotterS.-the 3:37 class and running rAee. 1t Is
predicted thai the meeting will be Que Of the
NEST successful held in Meud"ta. There will be
excursion rates on all roads leading to Mendota.
Speaking Of Prospero and his present condl-
uon. the veterinarian o1 the 1u +, Field. and
Eu7.n says: Hearing good deal Of what wa
were inclined To think might be unjust criticism
destruction OF tnis famous anln'al, we, rs ~
quest avnilcd oursclf of Il favorable oppor-
nd t. shs Yosae es hoess epk s1 G He %
iys1, l.. /. Through the courtesy Of that gentle
man we were allowed an excellent opport'l-
nsty to make careful examination. which
we did by taking the symptoms closely; and,
Notwithstanding tue humorous newspaper PARA |
xraph=-publ.shcd, W. presume i'll the interest |
Of embryo veterinarians, Il. the effect that tie
animal has nearly recovered. aud will take
his place upon the 1ur!, and also as to who is en-
found wo- begnne and sun ezing animal, whose |
r.,p,d ard ductuntnx pulse, hcAsi1g TANKS and |
elevated teInptruiure Indicated rapid dlslute- |
grauon Of tissues, aud the thought evolved in
our mind that it is not so much question Of |
who has suyed bis life. us 1t Is one Of t
who has 90 successfully prolonged his suffering |
and misery. Thut once majestic form. that |
elastic and stately tread that prominen, and In
tellIgent cuuntenance that 30 faithfully stumpcd
him US one of the arissocruts of the tn,tting !
tulf has been transformed By the ravages of IN /
incuruble d,seasc 1ur1 4 limp. careleas. staxxcr-
ing. ind offensive mass Ut tissues That hectic /
.ron SO CHARACTERISTIC Of septicseu,fa is now
presenr. and claims Its victim few sturt.
weeks, brief period Of mere suffering, and +
what il left OF the once noble Pr0spero the pride
and admir- t1on OF thousands Of lovers Of tue |
turf viii have passed away forever -,