, 1881-04-17

Hunt, was instructed to wait upon the Mayor.
elect, ". l.. Ewing, and see if he could moi
prevail upon his Honor to proclaim half
holiday on the 9TH Of June, SO that all classes
themselves Of the generosity of the Jockey
Club, and have free blow at the race-course.
Billy Lakeland, the jockey, has five racers;
iii Ills stable, kimball being. considered tile
best of the lot. lie has reco ycred entirely
from the laneness with which he was affect
ed last fall in Ills near fore leg, and should
prove good horse II, long-tlistance races.
Duke of Kent, Il remarkably fast but some
what unlucky colt, is also said to be III fine
fcttle.
Some people evidently have an idea that
the Philadelphia stallion MI Desperantunl
can beat any horse Of his kind in the cotll-
Try. During the past week offers have been
against Monroe Chief in the race to be
tr0tted in Philadelphia next September. 4
similar proposition has been made oil behalf
Of Independence Knox, that Jimmy Dustin
vii drive in the same race.
The American turf never appeared to he
so prosperous. Saratoga, in particular, il a
revelation. For twenty stakes more tIlan 05O
forty-sevcn. The Jerome Park and Mon
mouth Park entries, too, are Unprecedented
ly numerous. Before lung there will be no
pecuniary object in sending horses to En-
gland.
The program for the Washington trotting
meeting has been changed in several re-
been nade S1,00o, divided <50O, $50. $50,
800. On the fourth day, pacing race. for
the 2::o0 class, purse $500. divided $3.50, Sl25.
S755, ar<! $50, has been added. This makes
the aggregate for the Philadelphia and WASH
!aE;Sn gy5SS' Circuit s@''''' and for Washington
The Michigan associations have at last set
tied down tu good understanding 0t each
other. and announce their dates as follows:
Fort Wayne, May n to 81, inclusive; Detroit,
June to i; Jackson. June to 10; Saginaw,
u to II; Grand Rapids u to "a; 1onia, 2S to
classes will soon be arranged Mr.. G. Ward,
Of Grand Rapids. is the Secretary of the cir
cult. The other Secretaries will be an
nu1lnced shortly, when the classes will be
made known.
a correspondent of the Sptritof the Times.
writing from Philadelphia, says: 1.-The young
tered, and is now III most splendid form aud
condition. II this mare does not develop
into one Of the great lights Of the trottillg
turf, then all the tlatterins and promising III
dications of the past will 80 for nought. She
has already demonstrated. beyond question,
attribute Of speed and it only remains for
Turner to educate her up to that standard of
endurance ami steadiness where that speed
can be used to advantage when OCCASION de-
n,ands it. That Turner will accomplish this
part of her education. 1Io one doubts who is
ut all conversant with the patience and per
seyerence of the master mechanic
In Turner's sight, Trinket Is as precious as
the apple ot his eye. From the tips of her
ears to the end Of her tail, she is the very ideal
Of trotter, and reminds one Of tie old
Queen of the Turf,-ColdsmitA Maid. We
have never seen Trinkct In any Of her races
with other horses. but last October, ut Fair
view Park. Dover, Del, we saw Turner drive
her publicly. over the half mile track, on a
raw, gusty day, n mile in 2:19A. Taking
into consideration the condition Of the track
und weather, it was Il most remarkable per-
for1nance. 4 single swallow does not make
summer, nor does Il single trial, however fast
it may be, make Il racc-horse. Still, there
are ample grounds III Trinket's record and
performances, combined with her superb
breeding. to predicate the opinion on, that IN.
John E. Turner's hands brilliant future is
in store for her.