Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-17
miscellaneous.

Gus Glidden has bought the PAGER, Jim Blaine.
Bay Billy. recently sold for $4,000, was bought tw'
years ago for SITS.
The jockey, Mcdonald, who rode Foxhall in thu
Cesarwitch. received two thousand pounds for win
ming the race.
Gov. Bowie, it is said, has refused an offer OF
s., 900 from patent medicine company to rename
his celebrated horse, Crickmore.
The retirement of Leonard Jerome from the tur
hss been already announced, and it is now reported
that August Belmont will soon do likewise.
Racing pays in Chicago. The total receipts tht
past season were $3 279 16; total expenses S13050
81; leaving net profit for the year of $17,22S a.
Maj Fl. @. Mcdowell, woodIake Stock Farm
KY, has yearling cult that trotted quarter of
mile recently, over his private track in 4O seconds
In 1874, Fraugh.a-B -Ballagh, the sire of Leaming-
ton, and grandsire of Iroquois winner of the Eng
lish Derby, now the Cesarwitch, with 112 lbs Won
last week by Keene's Foxhall, 1lO lbs.
NJ. W. Saunders, of Cincinnati, on Friday sold to
VIM E. Weeks of Pittsburgh, the bay geldiEg,
William H. He was purchased for Mr.. NJ W.
Hodges, of NewbuIy, N. Y, and his partner, Mr..
Scott, of California, and the price paid was $4,000.
The celebrated trotting stallion, Pilot Temple, died
at st. Louis, Friday of the prevailing distemper,
pinkeye Pilot Temple was a beautiful bay, foaled
in l849, got by Pilot Jr., out of Madison Temple,
the dam of the great Flora Temple. AS turf per-
former his record quite brilliant, being very
liable as well as fast, and slayer. His record was
2:2aH, made about 1870.
The story is told by Chicago exchange, of IN at
tempt to wean sucking colt, by his owner, 3. G. Z.
Miller, CT Gervais, Oregon. The youDgster was
turned into pasture where 3-year-oid fiy, which
never hse been bred, was grazing; in few days it
was discovered that the hlJ was nursing the colt,
and upon investigation it was found that the y was
giving quite as much milk as the mother Of the colt
There was some more fast double team work at
Fleetwood Park, Tuesday last. Mr.. W. Fl. Wander
bilt's team W. II. and Lysander, were driven two
trials by Dan Mace. The first was in 2 :23 vi two
breaks. The second they trotted in 2 20 going to
the quarter in A4 seconds, to the half in 1:o8A +,
to tie three quarters in l: IA and completing the
mile as stated. The wagon used was Mr.. Wander
bits road wagon, with Mace weighing 153 pounds.
MIR. David Bonner has purchased Nithbo,lrne,
brother of Nutwood (2:1s2.), and half-brother of
Maud g., (2:10A), and he will be bred to three of
Mr. Robert Bonner's hest mares-Pocahontas by
Ethan Allen, out of the famous pacing mare Ioca-
hontas; May Bird by George Wilkes, dam by Nom
bletonian, dam by Fiddler All these mares have
records close to 22 and have shown trials in better
than that figure.
Mr.. Balch, of Boston announces new sensation
al turf event trottipg race between the double
teams of the country for a purse of $4,000. The
race will be trotted Wednesday, June H. 1882, the
entries to close Saturday, April l. The double team
rivalry. which has been steadily gaining inten sty
from the day Robert Bonner with Lady Palmer and
Flatbush Maid to road wagon, turned mile in :26.
This time was ecpsed by W. H. Vanderbilt with
Small Hopes and Lady Mac, who made the m srk
2:23 During the present season there have been
many notable double-team performances, but 1t vas
left to Mr. Frank Works team, Dick Swiveller and
Edward, driven by Dan Mace, week before last to
eclipse all previous performap ces
by putting the mark at 2:l9H. tie me being trotted
without break by either horse It should be re-
however, that these performances were
not in races but in trials against time, for pleas
ure SO 1t is not at all probable that the contest for
the $4,000 offered fy Mr.. Balch will result in
equalling the 2:19H of Swiveler and Edward, on
even the Q. .23 of Small Hopes and Lady Mac.