, 1881-03-06
SPORTING.
THE TURF,

6ALE IEOI1ERS.
Last Thursday John Splan and Mr. 4. B. Conk-
lin,-the former owner Of 1sarus,-yisltcu Clcye-
land and made some Important purchases of
trotttng stock.
Dir Conklin purchased fer himself. from Mr.
C. F. Emery, the 5-year old br. s. King Wilkes by
George Wilkes He is a handsome and we'll
made horse 15.3 hands high, ana, although never
started in race, has shown himself to he pos
sesscd Of considerable speed. The price puid
was $1,000.
The second one purchased from the same
party by Mr. Conkin was the ch. s. T. u. Hayes,
by Belmont. Two years ago Mr. Conkllu
purchased Wcdgewood, another son Of Belmont,
from Mr. Emery for $1.,50o ana sold him few
weeks ago for $4,000. The price paid for Il. ..
Hayes was 5000. These stations will be taken
to Mr: Conkln's farm on Long Island, where
they will make season In the stud and will
then be trained for the fall campaign.
the East, Of 3is. William Edwards, the bay mare
Fringe, sixteen hands high, sired By Princeps,
the sire OF .rrinket. out of mare py A1exan-
derFs Ablatiah. The horse was stAnle compatl-
ion of the celebrated 1rinsct aud has record
of 2:40H MS j- -ycar-old, and nt public trial as
4yearo old went In 2:::B5z, since which ti'ue she
has not been In Actye training. tllt will be
placed In traintn. at once to prcparc her for the
coming season. Tho price paid was S6,eo0.
TRACK TALK.
The wel!-known paees Sleepy George, ,o;ort record
=
while being taken to Canada.
Mambrino Kate. record 2;et, that WAS winner
in the Central Circuit in 1871, is peint trEincd
again. Inst year she produced q hllJ by a son
OF George Wilkes.
Alecls Patterson, an old-timo Eastern trainer
and pupil Of Horace Jones, bus leased tho track
ut Mnrengo. H., nnu passed through Chicago Il
few days ago On his way to his new home.
Mr. John Dupec, r., Of this city, has sold to q
by Dictator, record -, for $j,UJo. He will be
driven next seasOn by james Dustin.
Dan Brown. who WIS connected for several
seasons with "Blue Bull. Wilson'S stable Of
tro1ters. will have charge this season Of The
horses belonging to J. W. Ford md Michael
Burke, OF this city.
Mr. W. G. Frances bay mare Josie, record
2::sJE, recently dropped II bay tilyb by George
Wilkes, which Mr;: France has nnmea Lady ban.
ton, in honoruf Mrs. Frank H. nunton, wife Of
the editor Of the Spirit of The Tart.
by hysdyk's HambIctonlau, dam Jenny: by
Seely's American Stur; sccond DIM KITTY Fish
er. by Alexander W., occurred on the :Dth of
Filler, OF New York. Hcr public record WAS
2:3JA.
Chicago people will remember the sensa ttonal
debut lust season Of the kenosha 1rotter Barkis
ut the meeting iu this city. and his ia1ttl'E away
On the track before the word was given for tho
first heat The horse was originally DROUGHT OUT
in 1915 by Bob johnson. OF Tennessee. After
the failure ut Chicago Inst summer, Mr. Balm.
the owner Of the horse, wisely concluded to re-
tire him. Johnson recently. came uD from the
South and took the horse buck with him. Next
season he will be traine1 md driver. BY Johuson'
much to the disgust, no doubt, Of the sauguiuary-
headed young Scandinavian who had cIarge Of
him last summer.
Mr. William r. Armstrong, Of Almont, Mich,
ever on tho alert for the newest aud best Of this
worlds goods, has purchased for q Detroit gem
tlenau. Wilbur T., b x, sixteen hunds. foa!cd
1872, by Hinsda!e Hatubietonian, sun or Waite's
rs, 1850, aud Vulcan, bl. g.. sixteen hands, by il
grandson of HITS Dlack Hawk, record of @@::.o,,
at Boston, Oct. Is, 1877. The patr are sute to be
about the finest and fustest ever hooked to-
gcther. and were purchased from Mr.. John Hall,
or Young Hote Boston. at m enormous price,
though tito figures have not been made PUBLIC.
Vulcan and Velix trotted in 3:41 and 2:39i. in Il
race ut Albany, n. T.. in 1876 bur Wilbur F. aud
Vulcan can trot together low in tEeuties.