Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-28
The Great Stallion Race

The GLOBE of Monday last gave the entries
for the great stallion race to be trotted at
Rochester, n T., July 4, for purse of S1O,-
600. This will be, by odds, the most import
ant trottlng event ever witnessed In this
country, and that GLOBE readers may be fully
posted, we copy from the Spirit Of the Times,
its description of the horses entered, as fol-
lows:
The entries for the great $4,000 stallion
purse, at Rochester, N. T., to be trotted July
4, closed Tuesday, March Is. The names of
ten stations have been sent us, whose owners
have nominated them for this contest, and
there may be one or two more. The list, as it
stands, is a splendid one, and insures race
such as has seldom, if ever. been witnessed in
this country. The result demonstrates the
wisdom of the Rochester Association in COM
pretending the situat ion, and boldly offering
such magnificent premium for this class OF
horses. The chances are that the prize will be
fully paid by the entrance money, as it is
scarcely likely that any of those nominated
will forfeit $500 and not start. Not one OF
these stations has been named as an adver-
tisement. They are all trotters, and eager for
the fray.
The ten whose names thus far have been re-
ceived by us are Wedgwood, Bonesetter, Rob
ert McGregor, Frances Alexander, Independ-
ence, Amber, Monroe Chief, Santa Claus, Vol
taire, and Hannis. Wedgwood is the brown
horse, by Alexander's Belmont, dam by Wood
ford, who was purchased few weeks since by
w. P. Balch, of Boston, from r. B. Conkling
of Greenport, L. 1 for $4,000. he made a
grand campaign last season, and got record
Of 2:19 at Hartford, August %. He can put
in heats all day long at about that figure, and
splan will be likely to keep him waiting on
this company for heat or two, and then go
in to win.
Bonesetter, bay stallion, by Brook horse
dam by Adams Stump the Dealer, is owned
by II. H.Mr.V. Bemis,of Chicago, Ill. No horse on
the turf is better known than he, for none ha s
been more Industrious trotter for the past
few seasons. His record of 2:19 was made at
Rochester, August Is, 1879, which shows that
he likes that track. Dan Mace, we presume,
will hold the ribbons over him, and will not
miss many points in the road.
Robert McGregor Is a chestnut, by Major
Edsall, dam by American Star, who got rec
ord of 2:23Atat st. Louis, October 2, 1880.
He is owned, we believe, by r. j. Lee, of
Prairie Dell Farm, near Topeka, Kansas.
While his record is not SO fast, 1t is well au-
thenticated that he has trotted trial in about
2:1S, and great stories are told OF his speed.
Frank Van Ness will be likely to drive him In
this race.
Alexander (France's) is a black horse, by
Ben Patchen, dam by Canada Jack, owned by
W. C. France, of St. Louis, No. His record
of 2:214 was made at Milwaukee, Wis, June
II, 1880, and he impressed all horsemen who
noted his performances last year as being
fellow of extraordinary speed. We are not in
formed who will drive for Mr.. France this sea-
son.
independence, gray stallion by Gen. Knox,
dam by Gideon, is owned by Mr.. VIM. Rock
afeller, of New York city, At the Hartford
meeting, last August, this horse was driven
two exhibition heats, and he trotted the first
in 2:19H, and repeated in 2:1sX. He was
driven by A. S. Odell, a non professional
driver, and 23fbs over weight. With John
Murphy,sfor instance, behind him, and with
the speed he had last summer, this compar-
atively unknown stallion is extremely likely
to be in the front rank
Amber is bay stallion, by Clear Grit, dam
by Royal Revenge, owned by j. W. Prender-
gast, of Syracuse, New York. He got a rec
ord of 2:254, at Rochester, June 3, 1850, but
has beaten 2:2O in trials. He will be driven,
we presume, by A. j. Feek.
Monroe Chief, brown stallion, by Jim Mon.
roe, dam by Bay Chief, had most triumphal
career last season, making clean sweep IN his
class through the Grand Circuit, and, before
that series of races began, getting record of
2:1SX, at Chicago, Ill, July "a. His owner
is A. w. Longley, and he was driven last sea-
son by Peter Y. Johnson, who will probably
hold the ribbons over him in this race. He
will be one of the favorites in the betting.
Santa Claus is the horse among the entries
whom We are most pleased to see there, as
there Is no trotter living about whom there is
SO much unsatisfed curiosity in the East.
This brown stallion, by strathmore, dam by
Williams Mambrino, owned by Mr.. P. A.
Finigan, of San Francisco, was the sensation
of 1879, through trotting in 2:18 when but
years old, and he still holds the best record
for that age. He has since duplicated and re-
duplicated that record, and it is claimed for
him that it is no measure of his speed He
will be handled, we do not doubt, by Orrin A.
Hickok, and he will likely be the most fam
cied for first choice. If he beats the party. he
will meet at Rochester, the Californians can
win enough to make their long journey home
luxurious.
Voltaire, brown stallion, by Tatler, dam by