, 1881-03-20
SPORTING.
TnE TIIRT.

AleXanuer farm i'll kentucky during LII
War, and subsequently met t1le1r deaths, i:
told as follows BY gentleman connected
with the farm at that time:
"On the I'd Of February, 1865, about
O'Clock In the evening. guerrilla band came
to The trotting stables OH Woodburn Farm
and. along with several others, took Abdal
lali and the famous young stallion Bay Chief
Marion, the leader Of the band, mounted Bay
Chief, and the party moved OF, crossed the
Kentucky River, and went into camp OIL the
farln Of A1r. Bush, In Il very lilly, rough
country, about twelve miles from WOODBURY.
- company of Federal soldiers were sool
i'll pursuit, and came up with the g1errlllas
the next morning. 4 fight ensucd. III which,
the latter were worsteu ana compelled to
| make hasty retreat. Marion, ON Bay Chief,
was conspicuous mark for Federal bullets,
aud the poor horse suffered, while the rider
escaped without serious injury. Early III
the fray the horse was Slot through the mnz-
zlc. through both thighs, and one llock. LII
this condition lie carried his rider two miles,
when, from loss of blood, q soldier was able
to come up with him. His piece being empty,
the soldier aimed a blow at Marion, but,
missing, he lost his seat and fell from his
! horse. The willy raider comprellended the
situation in moment. jumped from Bay
Chief, seized the soldiers horse, mounted,
and escaped. Everything possible was done
TO save the life of this valuable horse. but he
died III about ten days after lie was shot.
"A Federal soldier found Abdallall safe
and sound in Mr.. Bush's stable, where he had
been left in tile confusion and hurry OF the
attack; but refused to let Mr.. Alcxandcr's
man have him. lie said he would send him
I, oY,<1 ,t,,ff },ao nnt
| a large reward for his return. The horse
! was IN no condition for hard service, and had
no shoes OH. After a ride of forty or fifty
| miles that day over very rough roads, he
gave out and was turned loose OH the road.
| The next day he was found IN most deplor-
able plight. lie was brought back to Law
| renceburg on his way home, but could get no
| further.'
So perished what promised to be the great
est trotting sire in America. Ills get III the
$50 list number but tiye-viZ.: Goldsmith
3::3,14 3::333,114 Maj. Edsall, 3:s9; and st. Elmo, $50
All uf his soils that were kept for stud pur-
poses have made their mark, the most nota-
BILE being Almont, sire Of thirteen performers
Ill ESQ or better, aud the sire OF tifty-four
tonian, sire Of six : 80 performers: Jim Noll-
roe, sire Of three a:30 performers; Belmont,
sire OF four2:3o performers; Thorlledalc, sire
Of two 80 performers; Maj. EdsaIl, sire of
Fo Sof,t sire 'SfssSt q %5 $S oa 1oaa at
tlirty-one gra1ldsons and granddausllters
witt, records Of 2:30 or better; greater
showing thai. any other horse of his age,
living or dead.
Jersey Boy will be handled by Jack Phil
lips this season.
Hindoo is first favorir for the Kentucky
Derby. -Four to one are the odds against
him.
Wallace's Monthly for March, and all the
sporting papers, can be had at Smiths book
store, llo Dearborn street.
Bancroft is looming up as a prominent
candidate for the Louisville Cup, won last
year by the Illinois colt Voiturno.
Mr.. Thomas II. Brown, Of the Novelty
Carriage Works, has received an order
of his celebrated sulkies, and will ship the
same next Tuesday. The sulky will be on
exhibition Tomorrow at No. S333 State street.
The Brown sulky is now in use all over the
world.
Tile five stakes of the Monmouth Park AS
sociation which closed March l had received,
up to March u, 19 entries, as against III last
year. The Long Branch Handicap has six
ty-eigllt, Shrewsbury Handicap forty-two,
Ocean Stakes thirty-5eyen, Monmouth Cup
seventeen, and Champion Stakes twtlty~
seven.
The thoroughbreds once owned by Con.
Basque Bonita Wednesday, March %. Tie
lot Includes such well-known performers as
Goodnight, MclIenry, Alice Gray, Falcons
bridge, Mamie Gray, and Nettie Hopkins.
derS &. are also several yoang things, whish
The demand for thoroughbrells is active Just
now, and the T,ere announcement that the |
animals are to be sold will draw quite a
crowd to the farm.
The odds offered by booknlakcrs against !
the s entries III the Merchants Stake, to be run
lows: to against Kinlball and Ui1nyar; ]
5 10. against Cicckmatc: Q to / against |
Brambaletta; 10 to against Bootjack. Lelex.
aud Gabrle!; II to against, Fonso; II TO |
Is to against Duke Of Kent, Bancroft, Llcy |
May, Valleria, and Ada Glenn; ii to |
Z galnst Biz Medicine; ~ to against Banter,
~ the Way, Farragut, Layacca, Liatunah,
rus ao" G'ifta to ssaist hr'.taa IIine aa Anne g.
Coinage, Jack uayerlY, Little Ruffin, Tails
man, and Jils johnson; ~ To against Athos;
;55 to against Alaska and MabIlle; 10 to
against boulevard, Churchill, and Jim Ma
lone.
.. P'roteine. the celebrated ttrotter, is essen;
reared in Kentucky, but has FROM her 2year-
During the season of 1879 she tfotted very |
fast, gaining Il record of 2:lS1t. and tapping
Hopeful III Il llcat Which he trutted i'll 2:151G.
About II year ago she was taken sick, and
eight months since prominent veterinary
surgeon OF this city pronounced her disease
to he a .glandular one This disease is both
contagious and dangerous. When tile op,l-
on was given the mare Was moved from
Chester Park, where she hnd been quartercd,
% Strader's farm, Il short distance back from
1ovington, ky- After being allowed to run
or a while the mare gained rapidly in flesh,
md the slight running from the nostri|s
which had been noticeable for awhile stopped
entirely. Yesterday DR.. 4. Z. Bnzzarl, a
graduate. Of the Royal College of London,
listed the mare, and after thorough examl-
,ation decided that the disease was not
,landular, but simply nasal gect, OF in horse
ak "ozMna." This is neither contagious
'or infectious, This Is rapidly disappearing,
mt 1t is thought that the gallant little mare
will be on the turf before the season is half
Commercial.
Isaac Harris American horses are winter
ng finely ut Bailrenfeld, near Hamburg,
Germany. The winter meeting at Hamburg |
fas 2 great success. Mr.. t. won four races
andily, and measured speed for the first
lme with the Orloff trotters. Mr.. Harris has
I his string the following trotters: Grey
aleu-, 2:a4;; Orange Blossom, 3:33: Bay
Lice, 2:229; Matt Cameron, 1864; Martha,
Nf1-1n 90 0n1r kS.Q~ |