Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-05
Miscellaneous.

such race as designated.
Miscellaneous.
An English book. maker says that opium
ger" Walton has lost 600 this season on
the American horses abroad.
Little Mack, 2:2S11s, by Columbus, was late
" sold in New York city to an English noble
man, who will shortly take him across the
Atlantic. Consideration 1925.
The fastest quarter shown at the Chicago
track thus far this season is 341 seconds,
that time being made last Wednesday morn
ing by the bay gelding Resolute, by Swigert.
an. H. E." writing The Spirit from
Minneapolis, under date of the ed ult., says:
"W. A. Dollivar's four-year old colt trotted
a full mile yesterday in 2:2S without skip"
Charlie Ford, whose record of 2:l6X is the
fastest of any trotter owned in Chicago, has
done nothing in the way of fast work thus far
this season, having not fully recovered from
an attack OF pink eye.
The fastest time made this spring is Hope
fu,'s public trial of 2:ls, at the Gentlemen's
Driving park, New York, on the 9th ult.
The same day ParaDa showed 2:20M at Bacon
park, Boston, and Trinket trotteo two losing
heats in 2:2O1s each, on the half.mlle track at
Scranton, Pa.
HoEest Allen died at Lexington, KY, The
9th, of pink eye. In former days he was rated
about the best pole horse 10 the world, partic-
ularly with running mate. The stallion
George Wilkes and he were once the fastest
pair In America, and they died within Lime
days Of one another
Mr.. Ira Kllburn of South Orange. N j., has
mare, which he is still driving occasionally
on the road and which has reached the ad-
vanced age of thirty-two years. Nc. Kuburn
says there is but little evidence of any decay in
sher natural powers, although she is not sub
jected any severe labor.
1t is stated that Hickok has refused to trot
st. Julien at the July meeting at Chicago
against Commodore Kittson's pacing wonder,
Little Brown jug. He claims that it would
be little credit to him to beat PAGER, while
defeat would be a positive injury to his horse.
Was he confident OF st. Julien's ability to
beat the jug there IS no doubt all other OBJ
stacles could be easily removed.
Jerome l. Case, of Racine, Wis.,, owner of
the trotting stallion, Gov. Sprague, has ac-
cepted the challenge of Mr.. Isaac Smith of
Lexington, KY, to trot his FLY Maggie Pres.
colt, against any four.year old in the world,
"Phil. Thompson excepted" and names Belle
Sprague, by Gov. Sprague, dam Belle Stevens,
by Bald Chief, the race to be for $500 or
81 900 a side, and to be trotted over the track
of the Chicago Jockey club during the month
of July.
The London Sporting Life of May says
"The myriads of admirers of Foxhall in
France, America and England will be pleased
to learn that the hero of the Casarewitch and
Cambridgeshire last year has done wonder
fully well since his last appearance in public
He has put on a lot of muscle, and will strip
much handsomer colt than last year, while
his legs are clean, hard aud cool. 1t is not,
however, expected that he will run before
Ascot"
Budd Doble while in New York few days
since visited the Fashion farm, Trenton, N.
j., for the purpose of seeing Goldsmith Maid.
The old Queen of the Turf. now twenty five
years of age, bears the marks of time very
| lightly, and bids fair to live another decade.
She has two foals, colt and FLY, both by
Gen. Washington (sOn of Gen. Knox and Lady
Thorne), the eldest being two years old. She
missed this year, and has beer bred to Jay
Gould,
Mr.. James r. Keene has sent the following
additions to his European stables: Sister to
Foxhall for which $500 was paid; King
| Alfonso colt, dam Hester, which cost S., 400;
Virgil Reform colt, at 5000, and Mon.
archist. Reform colt at $3.50; Potosi, brother
| to FoXhall; Bolero, by Bonnie Scotland, dam
Waltz, and brother 10 Glidelia; Crown Point,
| by Virgil, dam Lark, and Manhattan, by King
| Alfonso, dam Zephyr. OF these Potosi and
Crown Point are entered for the Derby Two
thousand guineas, and st. Leger of next
year.
shotover is the third FLY to win the Derby
the other successful ones being Eleanor in
1901, and Blink Bonny in 1857. Although
but four fillies, of which Shotover is again
one, have won the two thousand guineas and
only the three previously named have won
the Derby, twenty-four filies have won the
| third great event for three-year- olds-the St
Leger.- Shotover has already won the first
and second Of these events, and If she should
be successful in the third it would be feat
hitherto accomplished by only two horses
Gladiator and Lord Lyon.
Capt. Thomas Marrettj has traded his fine
yearling colt Don Angus, sire Hughey Angus
son of Swigert, dam Pauline, her sire Swigert
| for 4 six year old bay mare with black points
and no white except faint star in the fore
head. She is by Red Wing, he by Badger Boy
out of Hainbletonian mare. Red Wing wal
also the sire OF Dutchman, whom the mare
very closely resembles, though having the
best OF the horse so far as looks and style are
concerned, she being one of the handsomest
horses when hitched up thai has fallen under
our observation for months. She is also
very fine mover, and though never trained fo
speed, possesses all that is needed for roa(
purposes.
The entries for the Beacon park Boston
races, 18th, 4th, 18th and 10Th of June
number 119, the largest ever made at meet
ing at that point. There are ~ entries in tn