Daily globe., 1882-05-29
II. Wilson, died recently at Abdallah Park,
Cynthiana, Ky

II. Wilson, died recently at Abdallah Park
Cynthiana, Ky.
Five hundred and fifty dollars per day is
the amount asked for the privilege OF supply
ing refreshments to the visitors at the Coney
Island Jockey clubs races.
Checkmate's 1:50h with 121 pounds,
Louisville this year, is the fastest to date for
one and one-sixteenth miles, Gabriel, carry
ing lis lbs. in Isl, last year, was then the
| best.
Maj. Thomas, who bred the great 2-year
old colt Punster, has purchased Puzzle, his
dam, and will hereafter breed her exclusively
to King Ban, in the hope of getting another
Punster.
| Dunton's Spirit says the California flyers,
| Sweetheart and Fred Crocker, are both suffer-
ing from ''change of climate" and will not
| be likely to appear upon the turf until late in
| the season.
Apollo,t he winner Of the Kentucky Derby,
is plain, light chestnut colt, bred by Daniel
Swigert, near Spring Station, Woodford
county, Ky, foaled 1879, got by Lever. dam
Rebecca T. Price.
Among the acceptances for the grand Prix
de Paris-ifty-two in all to be run at Paris
June 4-are four 3-year-olds from the stable
Jamas R. Keene, at Shipton-viz: Romeo,
Cromwell, Golden Gate and Gen. Scott.
The Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown
and Mason City associations, members of the
Grand Iowa circuit, offer purse of $400 for
2:25 PAGERS; while the Cedar Falls association
announces similar purse for 2:2S PAGERS.
The little gray tretter, Hopeful, record
2:14S in harness, and an unapproached wagon
race of 2:161S, 2:17, 2:17, also a fourth heat in
2:16H, equaled by Maud 8. only, is offered
for sale by the estate of the late A. w. Rich
mond.
Mr.. Green Norris has purchased the chest
nut gelding Creosote, four years old,by Greed
more, from Kate Mattingly. Creosote won
the Distillers' Stakes at Lexington, and is a
very superior race horse. The price was
S., GOO.
Checkmats's time, 1:50H, in the Dixaian
stake at Louisville Wednesday, is the fastest
for the distance on record. Gabriel previous.
ly had the hest record fer this distance, max
ing it at Louisville last year in 1:51. He car
red 11S pounds, while Checkmate carried 12l.
Commodore Kittson's mare Blue Lodge, by
Fellowcraft, dam Bonnie May, scored two
wins the past week at the Pinlico meeting,
dash, beating eight noted performers, includ-
ing Vauxhall, Spark and Ella Warfeld, and
the other O mile and quarter dash, with
equally noted performers.
Mr.. D. Swigert has the honor of breeding
two Derby winners in succession-Hindoo in
1881, and Apollo in 1882 This will do for a
beginner. Then again, in 1877, horse bred
by Mr. Swigert, Baden-Baden. won the Derby.
The only thoroughbred sire in Kentucky that
has two Derby winners to his credit is Virgil.
Vagrant and Hindoo are sons Of Virgil.
Daniel Hayes, Muscatine, Iowa, in COM
munieation to The Turf, Field and Farm,
states that out of thirteen mares that have
foaled on his farm this spring three carried
their foals one year and over, two within fiye
days of year, and three others within ten
days of a year; the shortest period being four
days over the usually accepted time of eleven
mouths. The average time of the thirteen
mares was eleven months and thirteen days.
Mr.. John G. Katban, of Preston, this state,
is giving the yearlings Token and Twinkle,
both by Grattan's Trample, their early educa-
tion, preparatory for the 2-year-old events in
this section that may be offered next season.
Token shows so much promise that Mr.. Ka-
than is willing to make race with any Min
nesota bred colt of like age. to be trotted
at Rochester during the state fair. He was
foaled May /, 1881.
R. T. Kneebs, owner of Elmwood Chief, has
accepted the challenge OF Johnny Fisher,
owner of Hampton Girl, to trot their horses,
between the 1st and 10th of July, over the
Chicago track, for 81, 500 side. Both Kneebs
and Fisher are residents of Sioux City, and the
race is causing considerable interest in Iowa
turf circles, as the horses have met in previous
oI,o oI flah hoo <~f ooh how
plenty of means and the confidence to make
large wagers.
The stock at Midwayjhas been increased by
two foals the past week as follows. Out OF
Emily A., by Volunteer, bay colt, no white,
by Won Arnim, and out of Hebe, by Alexan-
der's Belmont, a bay flly, by Won Arnim.
These two youngsters should be c:osely
watched by horse fanciers, for two better
bred cannot be found in any breeding estab
lishment. Four figures will ldoubtedly be
found opposite their names at the first annual
sale of Commodore Kittson in 1883,
hcSpirit states that it has received in
formation from Mr.. w. c. France that he has
retired his stallion, Francis Alexander, from
the turf for the season, and has made an ar
rangement with Mr.. W. L. Simmons for him
to do stud service in Kentucky, taking the
place of the late Geo. Wilkes. He was
already entered for number OF important
races, notably the $4,000 stallion race at
Rochester, N. Y, July 4, his absence from
which is to be regretted.
American bred horses now figure wherever
racing Is practiced. At the second eeting
of the Equestrian club, the new Jockey club
OF Mexico, May Z, a trotting race to saddle,
1,000 miles, the American horse Halcon Ne
gro is reported as winning his race in good
style, beating three Others while in the even tOf
the day, the handicap stakes of $1,000, Carey,
an American, won. The winner was presented
by Captain Eads to the president of Mexico,
General Gonzalez, who takes deep interest
in the new jockey club
We have before us the cataio que of trotting
stock to be sold at auction ON Wednesday,
June Z, by David Hayes and F. & G. L. War
field, at Muscatine, Iowa. The sale embraces
variety of choicelY bred stock, including
trotters, stations, broodmares and promising
youngsters of different ages, the product of
Green's Bashaw with nineteen representatives
IN the 2:3O list), of Tramp, inbred to old Alb
dallah, of Attorney by Harold, of Robert
Burns, Jim Monroe, Gen. Hatch, Envoy and
Willie Schepper, and from dams of choice
breeding and good form.
The Prix de Paris, the French Derby, was
run Sunday last. It had seventeen starters,
and the result, amid great excitement, was
dead heat between Count LIE Grange's Dandin
and NJ. Michael Ephrussis' st. james. N. A.