Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Horse and Turf Notes.

Over 1900 horses and mules have
been left idle at Troy, N. r., by tht
closing of the canals.
The track must be very fast at Lex.
ington, or they have got some very
speedy yearlings up there. Reports say
that four or five youngsters have Gov
cred the quarter in 234 Seconds. II
sounds little fishy.
California has probably as many mile
race tracks as any State in the Union.
San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton. Sac.
ramento, Santa Rosa, Chico, Santa
Cruze, Marysville. Los Angeles, Vallejo,
Petaluma, and Pleasanton all have first
class mile tracks.
New York City can boast of six dou-
BILE teams that can beat 2:20. These
are Edward and Dick Swiveler, Maud
S. and Aldfne, Cleora aud Indepen-
dence. Shepherd Knapp7s bay. team.
Maxy Cobb and Helene, and London
and Cornelia.
The inside history of the trot between
Jay-Eye-See and st. Julian has just
been made public. The event was a
genuine hippodrcme. Case received
only $1,000 for the use of his fast horse,
as he had unwittingly signed contract
with Mr.. Crawford to trot Jay-Eye-
See in two matches for $4,000. Craw-
ford arranged the great race. and des-
pite vigorous objections BY Case carried
it through successfully. pocketing IS
per cent. OF the gate receipts. Ecen.
ing Wisconsin,.
Old Turk, The equine pensioner of
Richmond County still lives. and oc-
cupies stall in the barn of Staten Is
lands alms-house. He is the oldest
horse in New York State, or in Amer ca
in all probability, as his age can be re-
liably fixed at AZ years, and ex-County
Treasurer James r.. Robinson, now 20
years old, thinks he can reliably trace
him back for As years. The animal is
quite a curiosity particularly TO veter-
inarians. who are onxious to see how
long the. veteran will live, and thus settle
Che mooted question of equine longev-
ity. Originally iron gray in color,
Old Turks coat is now snow white.
He is toothless, and has to be fed ON
..soft food" Mr.. Robinson says he
knew Old Turk % years ago, when he
was ''crack" trotter, owned, he be-
lieved, by Capt. Jacob I'll. Vanderbilt,
and known as Guy Scuytis. He was
one of the wonders of the old New
Dorp race course, and was purchased
by Vanderbilt from Judge Clausen,
who lived on the old Richmond road,
near New-Dorp lane. A proposition
made some years ago to sell Old Turk,
and this save expense to the county,
created quite a sensation and evoked
lively newspaper comment. Nearly
one whole day was devoted to discus
sion of Old Turks case by the Board OF
Supervisors, and his name also figures
on the records of the superintendent OF
the poor, who talked once or twice OF
selling him. Thomas Mccormick,
keeper of the aims house, says that when
Maj. Barnett, superintendent of the
poor, proposed TO sell him, number OF
citizens dubbed together and agreed to
purchase him and pay for his keeping
rather than allow him to be disposed of.
He had done good service to the coun-
ty, and it was finally decided to pension
him. Siuee that time he has done nc
more work than was necessary to keep
him in condition In this life of indol.
ence he will probably continue until hi;
demise. of which there is no immediate
symptom. N. Y. Times.
While in Lancaster. ON Thursday last
THE DIAL editor paid the new horse
barn a visit and had look at the vaiu
able animals therein cared for. The
barn is built with view of comfort tc
the horses as well as of convenience t.
their owners. In the barn are the fol
lowing famous ones: The Hambleto-
MAN stallion Elmo, formerly owned by
j. |. Case, of Racine, but now the prop
erty of j. M. Kilbourn, of Lancaster
He belongs to the same family as Gold
smith Maid and other fast ones
Elmo is a dark bay sixteen hands higf
and weighs 1,150 pounds. Then there
! is Cottage Boy" Clydesdale ant
English draft horse, five years old
owned by Mr.. LeRoy Kibourn. Got
tage Boy is beautiful dapple grey
fine limbed and good sized. Another
Clydesdale is "Bowery'' a bay stallion
seven years old, owned by Mr.. j. M
Kilbourn. Then there are two trotters
Bismarck and German Boy" Tn,
former is large black horse, white face
and feet, five years old and the prop
erty of j. Allen Barber. Winnegar
in whose care Bismarck is, says the
horse is good one, and can show {
clean 2:40 gait at the present time
Bismarck was purchased in Chicago
Now we come to the pride of Gran
county German Boy" The "Littl,
Dutchman," as he is called by horse
men, is in the very hest trim, and is al
bright rs a dollar. For u nine-year-old
country broke horse, he has no equal
and in all the latter races trotted by hin
he succeeded in downing his adverse
ries. The owner, Capt. III. ID. Farqu
harsoD, has a fortune in German Boy
and is constantly receiving letters from
prominent horsemen, east and west. ask
ing after his condition. speed and price
Lancaster is at last a horse town an,
some splendid animals are to be founC
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