The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-04-01
SPORTING NOTES.

The Cleveland Tro,ting Club has decided TO
give . ur-days trotting meeting from June Q t.
' inclusive. The premiums amount 10 $4,000.
The chestnut gelding Josephus, by G'eens
Ba,haw. record ..l9i. will probably be handled
by J. II. Phillips lessee VI Suffolk Park. this sea-
son.
The spring meeting At Pittsburgh PArk l. set
down for May 30, 81 and June I and =. The
track is . mile and it h good one. The vel shts
Of the Louisville Jockey ciub will govern.
"A special car 60 transport Commodore Kit
sons trottsrs through the various trotting circuits
Of lss2 is being constructed. Il 10 % be one Of
the most complete affair. of the Kind ever built.
Before the stallion race a, Chicago. Piedmont
was offered for $4,000. The lowest cash price
put upon him since that race vas s22 see, bat IL
vas withdraw. The price paid for chnfstone
vas so, 200.
The Kentucky breeders semi annual combl-
nation sale will take place in front of Treasy A
Wilson's stable At Lexington, Ky. on April i2ih
and 18Th. Over one hundred aud twenty head
viii be sold. Colonel Vests Offering. over
hhy head.
Tho horsemen of New York are eon.idssa 1iy
exercised over = remarkable team Of trotters
whose height 10 not over "a inches. The horses
are represented 60 he well formed and finely fin.
ished. and when driven 10 the pole steady, and
can pull road wagon mile in minutes.
IT. J. Middagh. % Patterson. Pa, has . fne
string Of trotiers 20 commence training With this
spring. including the we'll known mare Little
Mary. record 2.25. that vas purchased recently
from Mr.. p. D. Linn. Of Harrisburg; Mishap.
record ass. and . promising young stallion
named woodlaxn.
-Aekerman's string d thoroug "a brsds. at pres
en-, in training in Pittsburgh, Pa are reported as
being In hne condition. Il 10 the owners inisn-
ton 20 take them 10 Baltimore about the lot Of
April where they will receive their finishing
touches previous TO participant in the washing-
ton and Baltimore meetings.-THrT Field aad
Far@.
An attempt was made March 4, by Colonel
Brine. Of the British Royal Engineers, and an
aeronaut by the name Of simmons. TO cross the
English Channel In . balloon. Before they were
half way over the wind shifted and vas driving
them toward the North Sea. when they dropped
into the see aud were picked up. They say that
their descent sss Intentional.
The hsrses OF Me-. Lewis Graham are nos ID
the Pimiieo raceeourse. In charge ofJames Kseai.
trainer. Among the number are barbarian. b c
90, by imp. H. Used, dam Electra. by kentacky,
aud Baronella, b { (2l, by imp. MatadoF. dam
Baroness, BY Kentucky. &c. These youngsters
ere said 20 DO very promising. and ought 10 be
often seen In the front ranks.
"A wager Of g, 900 side has been made upon
the issue Of Capt. stubbs' proposed feat In rife
shooting, viE 20 break with four successive Shots
hrst the string suspending three glass balls eight
inches apart aud eighteen feet from the ground OF
floor then perforate each Of the globes While
falling with the three remaining shots. This 10 Q
seemingly incredible feat, and " performed will
certainly cattle the Captain TO the rank Of cham.
pion rife shot Of the world.
The noteworthy incident % the sale al the
American Institute, reeeatly, was the purchase oi
keene Jim BY Mr.. Robert Bonner for $1,000.
Bat one bid was made. Mr.. Bonner says Keens
Jim has been improving all the time, and that he
thinks be can trot In 3l6 consequently he regards
him cheap horse st the price paid. when he
attempts 10 buy horse which jim can beat In q
race. he 10 asked not lees than si5,o0o for a.
Why, then. should not the son Of Lookout and
Laura Pair be worth great deal more than 81.
oeol he 10 nine years old and has record Of
3.lei.-Tnf Field ssd Fsrz.