, 1881-05-01
sulky was when Almo1tF most beautiful and
nnd indicated his capacity even If he failed to

perhaps his choicest SON appeascd at Louisville
4;a s4a Indicated his capacity even if he failed /
Probably the most notable instances of sue
cess on the turf and failure in tho stud that ca,
b. a'lduted is that Of tho thoroughbred stal1in,
Asterold; now ut the Alexander Fam. Ken
| tucky. During his racing career he stArtet
thirteen times and never last rnce. being
winner ut I'LL distances up to four miles and re,
failure. >@~>'> -
The New York Herald correspondent at New
market sagefy renlarks concerning the Amer
icAn horses there thnt - ir the City and Sl!butbut
Mr. Lorillar1 has Uncas >Nereid. lrouuois. xuG
Barrett engaged. Tho first named has Il l,at
temper and is never mentioned" 1nusmuch II
| Cncas was shipped hack to this country about +
| year ago II is not surprising that be It. is never
| mentloned.'
Tho brother of Luke Blackburn ch c., toaled
1880. BY imp. Bonnie Scotland, dam Nevadn, b.
| Lexington, WAS shipped from the kenesaw
stud. near Gailatin. cnu to Belle Meu.lc stud.
was bred on s;aares, and IS tue joint property Of
Gcn. W. t. Harding ana Capt: james Frnnklin.
! The competition fpr the brother 10 tho KING Of
| tbs Turf Will certainly be spirited.
There will bo no clush in Michigan. \ place
/ has been made in the line for Jackson, and now
nll IL serene. The circuit will open at Fort
Wayne, May ~ Then come Detroit, June to4;
] Iacksnn. June to 10: Saginaw, June II to IL;
Grand Rapids, June II to x: lolli1,, June 35 to
| July /; and Battle Creek, july to :. The local
horses n,ny enter all through tho circuit but the
flyers out for cducAtiOnaI purposes will not go
further than Grand Rapids.
The latest from louisville is that Checkmates 8
owner has decided to pay forfeit for him tn the
Cup and he is receiving special preparation
fur the Merchants Stnkc5. II this be true 1t
will be ctse of unadutterated business, and the
reputed sou Of Glen Athol will undoubtedly
louisville Yet, While wonderfully dangerous.
be is only so because Of bus 4rcat turn Ell speed,
and speed is the especial forte Of a dozen caudi-
dates for this prize.
that NV Ill Cody can beat any horse III the cos,n-
Try, barring Maud $. ind st. Julien" Cody is Ger
tainly very fast trotter, bnt there arc ut least
him il good ralec. Through bud Judgment on the
part Of his owner he WAS not entered all the wav
through tho central circuit last sumner, but
Monroe Chief, and clean up the Chicago sports
generally. As Monroe Chief WIS not II, condi-
tlon'to start the race was not trotted but, had
both horses been In shape, Il fine contest would
doubtless have ensued.
The first trot Of the season took place at Point
Breeze Park, Philadelphia, last Tuesday,-n
couple Of exhibition races being gotten up for
trs, r,ce. s::o class, were Midnight, Edwin
Thorne, and bonesetter. Midnight won ia
strnfght hcnts with Bonesetter second. Little
Brown Jug won the free-for-aiI r1lce, open to
pacers and trotters, with Ben Hamilton second
and Trinket third. kentuckian captured all
in! md 1oFIes fic ~ n o's @ te
horses, being owned by hir- H. V. Bemis, of this
city.
An adjourned meeting Of the Board Of Re-
view Of the National TrottfnE Association will
be held in Chicago next Tuesday. The leading
cases TO be considered nro those involving the
no-tlme races now under investigation by the
DOnrd. Pate's application to subject the mem
bers Of the Michigan Grand Lentral 'frotting Cir
cult to pennIty for leaving unpaid the premiums
at -Adrian will also be considered. and another
Important matter will be the application for re-
1noval Of suspension imposed upon karus be-
cause he was withdrawn from race without
proper notice. This WIS at Charter Oak Park.
in lS79. and caused great disappointment to
thousands who had gathered to witness the race-
Cornelius Sullivan, Of Riverside, who is we'll
known to the Chicago public by reason of his
success With the stallion HesIng Jr-. and other
trUtters, has mAde arrangements with Mr. j. !.
Case. OF kaclne. whereby the celebrated stallion
Narrngansctt will make the coming season IN
Mr.. SlllivAns charge at riverside. NnrraEln-
sett Is very richly bred horse, being BY Rhode
Island tne sire of Gov. Sprague) out Of mare
by Capt Blue Jacket; second dam By Davis
uambletoniAn. All his colts are ct tine size and
during the coming seGson In order t, show that
Nurr1gansett is sire OF trotters. Having dis
posed of Hesing Jr., Mr.. Sullivan has displayed
sound Judgment In filling his place with SO good
a horse.
Nil Daniel Swgert, one Of the best known and
most respected turf men In the country, will
have in his string OF racers this SEASON cameo,
By Australian, out of Miranda, By Lexington;
Cachuca, 3 years, by King Alfonso. out of Schot-
tische. by Albion; Sunset, years. by Lever, out
Of Optma tPeru's dum}; Pcrsfu. 3 years. ~
Panet, dam by Sovereign: LII FAvorftA, years,
BY Planet, dam Luilcmc. by LcxinXton: Macco,
dal: Lydia, 3 years, br Lon9te1loa'. dam Lena,
by Do0,yooC: Tmbuctpo ) TeAr5, by Lever. dam