Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-06
Cassius M. Clay, Jr.; second dam by Alexan-
der's Abdallah.

Cassius M. Clay, Jr.; second dam by Alexan-
der's Abdallah.
It is stated that Charley Ford's recent at
tack of "pink-eye," has ruined him for the
turf; that he is thick of his wind, and has lost
all his speed.
The trotting mare Proteine (2:18), by Black
wood, dam by Mambrino Chorister, is said to
be all right again, and is expected to do.big
things this season.
Mr.. II. G. Finkle, of Moorhead, is reported
to have paid Mr.. Alden Goldsmith $4,000 for
the Volunteer colt Pioneer, mentioned in the
GLOBE of last week.
1t is now stated that Mr.. Vanderbilt's offer
of $4,000 for Sensation was not on his own
account, and that it is not he, but his son
Cornelius, who is getting together thorough
bed stud.
The Pittsburgh Park association proposes
to give four days spring racing netting
May 80 and 81 and June and 2,-offering
eight stakes, two on each day of the meeting,
the added money amounting to $500, with
liberal purse races in addition.
The action of the national trotting congress
in making performances over nor-association
tracks records-if Neutrality-suspicious. the
fastest team record to Mr.. Vanderbilt's William
q. and Lysander, 2:20, which was regular III
every respect, except that it was made over
track not member of the association.
Alcyone, the fine 5-year-old brother of AL
cantara, by George Wilkes, dam Alma Mater,
is said to be in good condition, having fully
recovered from his last years troubles. Al
ha horo n O.C2
as 4-year-old, and Alcyone was considered
faster, for his age but had very severe at
tack of influenza as 3-year-Old
The animals with trotting and pacing rec
ords of 2:3O and better which died during the
past year were: Sleepy George, Red Cloud,
Bonesetter, Dick Moore, Sally Mack, Victor.
Pilot Temple, Mambrino Belle, Corbin's
Bashaw, Tom Grown, Kisbar, Diamond, Mo-
Mohawk Prince, Minnie Maxffeld, Gen. Love,
Little Wonder, Lady Fox, 0. A. Hickok and
Riley.
Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt very effectually
dsposes of the report that he was about to
take an active interest in turf sports by saying
to Turf representative: "When l was
young man I tried the experiment of raising
trotting horses on Staten Island, made mis-
cradle failure of it, and there is little danger of
my ever repeating the experiment with trottlng
or thoroughbred stock.
Robert Bonner has purchased in Kentucky
Cyril, b. e., 3-year-old, dam Norma by Alex
ander's Norman; also Gem, III. f. Sugars old
by Dictator dam Wingate by Blackwood; also
a full brother of Phil. Thompson, for which
he is said to have paid $1,000; also Cloudlet
br f. foaled in 1880 by Homer, dam Rosa
Wiley, by Wards Flying Cloud; also Alhassan
dopo
Clay by American Clay.
American horses are meeting with recogni-
ton in Australia. At the show of the Ma
tional Agricultural society, Melbourne, a B.
year-old, Walter Scott, by Carr's Mambrino,
bred in California, took first premium as ''the
sire likely to produce the best Indian re-
mount" and second in the roadster stallion
class, the first being taken by Kentucky bred
horse Boccacio. Prlmero, another Califor.
MAN, also took premium. The government
has donated land near the city, and first
class trotting track is to be built.
Says the New York Sportsman: Colonel
King of st. Paul.-This able and energetic
turfman called upon us this week, and as usual
there was lively, interesting, and instructive
discussion concerning breeding and turf topics.
Colonel King has been lately adding to the
number of his broodmLres, and we have no
doubt he will succeed as a breeder of race
horses. The climate of Minnesota is rather
an advantage than otherwise. The winters
are long and cold, but generally clear and
bracing. Thoroughbred stock must be fed
and cared for in the winter wherever they are,
and the grass comes thick and beautiful in the
early spring of the northwest. The quality of
the high-nOrthern oats is an advantage, and
from exercising in the snow the horses will
have legs like STEEL"