Daily globe., 1883-05-21
miscellaneous.

T. S. Foster will drive Yellow Dock.
2:20A, this season.
Rachel, 2:264, foaled a colt last week
by Wedgewood, 2:19.
The brown stallion Toronto Chief, Jr.
2:2614, by Toronto Chief, died recently.
Old Tom Britton, 1926, the hero of many
hard campaigns, has wintered in Denver,
and is coming East to trot again.
The racing at Washington, D. c., Friday,
were judged by three United States sena-
tors, all Democrats, viz: Butler of South
Carolina; Beck of Kentucky, and Harris of
Tennessee.
W. R. Armstrong has sold his nomina-
alton in the 10000 purse at Hartford, to
Isaac Cohnfeld, of New York, and that
gentleman will probably be represented
in the race by Helene, 2:21.
On the judges stand at the Gentlemen's
Drying Park, over the sign recording that
Dick Swiveller and Edward trotted a mile
in 2:164 on July 13, 1882, has been posted
this record; "Pickard, one mile, May s,
1883, 2:16A."
A trotting record of three minutes was
first made in 1914; 2:4O was first beaten in
1924; 2:3Oin 1913; 2:2O in 1859; 2:1S in
1866; 2:17 in 1871; 2:14 was made in 1874;
2134 in 1878; 2:124 in 1879; 2:102 in
1880; and 2:1O4 in 1881.
1t is gratifying to notice that the trot-
ting season has begun with the fning and
suspension for one year, from all National
Association tracks, of Jack Griffin, of Gin
cinnati, who insulted William Osten, one
of the judges at the Suffolk Park, Philadel-
phia, meeting last week.
Reynard, a bay gelding that has been
worked On the Louisville track this season,
was bred in Michigan, and was purchased
about year ago out of grocer's delivery
wagon. Before Fall he could trot in 2:3O,
and is now said to be capable of trotting
in 2;25. He is by Louis Napoleon, and $5,-
600 was refused for him last week.
The stallion Black Cloud, 2:171I, the
fastest stallion time except that of Snug
gler, 2:154, and Jerome Eddy, 2:16I,
has been purchased by NJ. V. Wagner, of
Marshall Mich, for $4,000. Mr.. Wagner
has sent the horse to Peter V. johnson.
Chicago, by whom he will be campaigned
this season. Black Cloud is afflicted with
stringhalt in both his hind legs, but this
does not appear to affect his speed or
stamina. for his race with Jerome Eddy at
Buffalo last year was one of the best ever
trotted, the heats being 2:1615, 2:1815,
2:19, 2:2O, 2:184 and 2:194. His record
was made at Chicago, July %, 1882, against
six starters.
1t not infrequently happens that colts
which give the least promise when young
finally develop into first class trotters.
Report says that the noted trotter, Darby
(2:161aO was SO unpromising that, when
two years old, his owner, who raised him,
traded him for calf, valued at $35, and
at that time he was the shabbiest, crooked
est-looking colt that ever appeared on a
trotting track-long haired, and as thin as
a rail-a laughing stock for all. When
first broken he would go all kinds of gaits
in hundred yards. AS five-year- old he
was sold to New York parties, on showing
2:25119, 2:241a, 2:131a, for $4,000. AS is
well known, he is by Delmonico, dam un
known, but sometimes quoted as thorough
bred, which is mistake, as she is little,
low, brocky built mare of the Morgan
nattarn and slOw pooa is bar boet ooit