The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-29

Races next week.
The Spirit says. the trotting prospects for
the season are the best since the Centennial
year.
The Chicago Central Driving Park Asso-
citation give the first trotting matinee OF
the season to-day
Dick swiveller (2:lS) and Boston horse
Known as Edward are matched to trot in
that city June 18th for $780,
The third heat by Hannis (2:19X) in
2:l9L, made last week at Philadelphia, is
called remarkably good for so early in the
season.
Dan. Mace has Hopeful (2:14H), Rich
srd (2:21). Midnight (2:3ol Captain Jack
fa:S0M Gossip (2:50), Red Jim (3:00l and
Tommy Gates (224l entered for the Chica-
20 races.
The opening meeting of the Michigan
Grand Central Trotting Circuit will be at
Adrian June 1st. John Splan is already
there with six horses. The purses amount
to $4,000.
The 7-year-old brown gelding Darby
(2;16I) the most successful trotter OF 1879,
starting in nineteen races and winning
seventeen, and earning $15, ,l50 is in Jim
Dustin's hands this season, and better than
ever.
The Santa Claus and Maud s. challenges
are becoming decidedly monotonous. Just
as one makes proposition that seems like
ly to be acceptable, the other finds some
technical point and answers it by an en-
tirelynew proposition.
Fred. Mencke and Louis Hedrick, whose
place of business is on the corner Of Fifth
and Elm streets and who had the bar at
Chester Park last season, have the refresh
ment privileges again this year. This will
be pleasing intelligence for their many
friends and patrons.
The pacing quartet are all reported in
splendid condition, and at this early stage
able to speed as fast as ever. The St. Louis
mare Matte Hunter, owned by r. c. Pate
is expected to lead the party this year, and
very probably break Sleepy Toms record
of 2:l2H, which she could certainly have
done on several occasions last season, nota
bly, on the ote Brilliant track last October
when she logged under the wire in 2:14
Joe Rea wrote from Madison, Ind, that hi
drove her mile in 2:19, over long hal
mile track, and that she could have dont
considerably better.
MAUD S. VS.. SANTA CLAUs.-Concernin
the proposed races between these trotters
dispatch from San Francisco, CAL. datec
MAY 21st, says: Answering dispatch thi
morning about Capt. stones offer to tro
Maud s, against Santa Claus Col. Finni
gan, owner OF the latter, issued to-day
card addressed to L. A. Buck, as follows
MY letter to you of the 4th inst, touch
ing my readiness to match Santa Clau
against Maud g., called frtm you the ex
preston that it was evident that I wa,
snxious for race. My acceptance is no
acceptable and by wire now learn tina
Cspt Stone proposes to enter the hippo
drome business in New York, Illinois
Ohio and Pennsylvania, with side shoy
for some charitable institution thrown il
for effect. The speed of Santa Claus an,
Maud s. was the only thing in my mind
and, seeing that Capt. Stone does no
accept what you regarded as pure bushes
in the East, now offer to trot SAINT
Claus against Maud g. in California a
often as Capt. Stone may desire, from on
to twenty races, and / will bet 81, ,W
sgainst $1,000 on each event IN. Y
Clipper .5.ns
Miscellaneous.
Hartman is in Syracuse, N. Y.
Frank Smith ia teaching the mountai