, 1881-05-22
J,OCA1, GOSSIP

The first matinee Of tho season 1T tho Central
Park truck will be given next Saturday.
St. Julien passed through tue city lust Nom
,iay. Tie was never In better condition than at
present.
George Saunders left for Fort Wayne Friday
night with Charlie Ford who trots III the free
for-all race there Thursday.
The Hnrlblctontan stallion Florida md ten Of
his colts htvc arrived In this city, and arc now
On exhibition at tho Driving Park.
Mr. II. Y. I,emis, Of this city, owner Of Bone
SETTER Silvcrton, nnd other noted trOttcrs, Is in
the East, but will return in Il week or SO.
Mr. Addison Doughty's young stallion Romeo.
by Meucnus, that trottcd Il third hcat In e:.5 In
IL mntinGc ruce Mt tho Centrn: Park track last
fH has gone tn Pontiac ILL.,. where he will make
/. season in the stud after which be will probably
he trottc1 q few races.
Billy Doble has Il string of trotters at the
track, the one with tho fnstest record being
Chester. 2:,s}h Ii Ike all the Dob!es, lilly Is 4
gentleman ns well as a. cnpable and careful
driver and trainer, and during his two years
residence in Chicago hns made hosts OF friends.
William II. Boyle, better known rs '' The
Count who WIS actively associated with Chi
cugo turf matters from 1863 until within tho
past TWO years, bus returned to Chicago after Il
temporary stay III st. Louis. and Is running II
rcstanr:nt In Calhoun place. The Count is
known to hOrsemcn NIL over the country, ana
popular with tnem u1i.
drove ttnt stallion huIf-1uilc inst Thursday in
los. the second quarter being done In thirty
three seconds. AT present Piedmont IL tn
tloubtedly tha fnstest horse ut tho trssck, and
unless some accident should betAl him Will
continue to hold tho position. 1t Is probable
thn* his first appearance In d race this ycat
will be ut tho Chicago meeting.
Lew Glenn has rc5urrcctcd the chestnut trot-
ter Modoc. that went lame two years ago, and
was supposed to have permanently retired from
tho turf. and has him at tho Driving Park
track. with Zig Soap and one or two Others y
Florida colt went u mile and repeat with Modoc
the other ,lny, tho first mile being done in 2:93
mud the last quarter in IS seconds. The time of
tho secontl mile WAS .:40 the last bali being In
1:lG, and the third quarter In ;j.: seconds.
The stallion Narragansett, half .bro!hor to
Gov, SprAguc, that Is now In tho hands Ot Cor
uclus Sullivan ut I1ivcrsif!c i5 one Of the best
built as we'll bred stations In this Sec
ton, aud his popularity atnong breeders is
shown by tho fslct that already n lnrgc number
colts have been sent down from Racine, and All
Of theln arc a credit t. their sire. Tycoon Il ?
year-old, is nearly sixteen hands high, and looks
like Il trottcr ut every point.
Some days neo THE TRIBUNE announced the
saie CT tho stallion Monroe Chief recs'rd :1sii
to California party for $iS,0O3, and the news ct
the transfer has since been confirmed. The
engagement being ip tho stallion race at The
June meeting there. At tho request Of tho Cali
fornfu t15,.I, to whom the horse suld his for
mer owner, Mr.. 4. W. Lonnley, of this city. will
have the management Of MOnrOcChicf. n Though
he will he driven, MS heretofore, by Peter Y.
Johnson. There hns been considerable mystery
connected with the sale Of this horse, and n'i
evident inclination tho part OF those inter-
esrcd to suppress tho fucts, but they are sub
stantinlly Us stated In these columns.