The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-14

The owner of General Harding the great two.
year-od, has refused an offer of $4,000 for
him. He wants $4,000. He cost $3.50 as u
yearling.
Vanderbilt having gone to Sharon Springs for
the summer, his horses, including Maud s., Early
Rose, aud Aldlue have also been taken 10 the
country for a rest
Thomas WEIGH, Paw Paw, Mich. has sold to
W., Gordon, Of Cleveland; O. the chestnut
by Magma Charta, for $4,000.
The trotting horse j. P. Norris owned by
Louis A. Benofst. of st. Louis, went lame in
race at Albany, June %. He is one of the most
valuable race horses i'll the country.
The old chestnut horse Hula, by Iago, out of
Lady Foster, was strong tip in the mIle-and-a-
half handicap al Sheepshead Bay last week, but
after leading about five furongs he was taken
the lower turn. His rider, j. Caldwell, again
had a narrow escape from injury.
Fanny Witherspoon is developing a great deal
of speed and steadiness in John Splan's hands.
He drove her recently, on the Cleveland Cubs
track, four heats in $50. 2:20, 2:19ls and
2:l5l4- good judge, who witnessed the heats,
says: "She ia one of Splan's kind, and he
2:l4."
The Grand Circuit trotting purses are divided
as follows: Chicago, July IL to 81. 100000;
Pitrsburg, July "a TO Of, S25,0O0; Cleveland,
July 81 to Aug. 3, S2o.500; Buffalo, Aug. to
10, $26.000 Rochester; Aug. IA TO z 500, 500:
Utica, Aug. 81 TO "a. S24,0 900; Poughkeepsie,
Aug. % to 81, $4,000; Hartford, Sept to z,
$4,000; Providence, Sept. IL to Ia, $2O,5OO
novel contest in the racing line has been
arranged in Chicago, to take place at tine Driv-
ing Park July 81 lobe Broderick has
matched his mule Topsy to trot against mule
belonging TO gentleman on the South Side
for $500, the race to be mile heats, best three
in five. Both animals are now being worked,
and it is said either one can get inside of 2:50.
Harry Genet's old war horse, General Butler.
now thirty years old, was recently driven to
road wagon over the course of the Gentlemen's
Driving Park, New York, and made half mile
IN 1850. he was famous as a trotting horse as
long ago as 1867, and when he got upOn the
track again mis- nostrils expanded and his ears
new up as If as eager for a trot in the days
long gone by.
The Dwyer Brothers won $20,34o in stakes
and purses at the Sheepshead Bay meeting, and
Eoe won SO, 40 for his owner, Freddie Geb-
hardt. Old Paroles legs of steel carried him
Iast enough to capture $500 for his owner
Parole is "a wonder. A hero of both continents,
ten years old, he is showing almost his best form
this year No horse alive is so great favorite
with the going public as this grand old
veteran of the Rancocas stable.
John Turner evidently thinks ClIugstone is
lying at too high game in being matched against
St. Julien. During his visit to Toledo he offered
TO lay $500 against 5000 that the king of the
turf would defeat the demon trotteF at Chicago.
falling to get the bet he expressed himself as
follows: "Why, dit, Clingstone has no bust
ness to tackle a first-cIass horse like ST. Julien
have horse here (referring to Edwin
Thornel that can beat ClinSstOno, and I don't
rank him along with ST. Julien and Maud s. yet
while"
The last issue of the Sportsman contains an
admirable likeness of Joe Bunker In speaking
OF the great geldlng the paper SAYS: ''IB his
slow PAGES Joe Bunker goes wallOplng and
numbering along Ikea elOdhOpper, but when set
agOlng finer, squarer, easier action was
seen. In fine, he is the best horse in the world
with which to CANNON the green ones. This
nave upon notable authority, that of Frank
work and Johnny Murphy. He can always trOt
the last half mile of heat faster than the first
half, aud lie can trot fourth heat fast as
first"
Lena Dunbar who may be said to have at one
time divided with Molly Mccarthy the title of
Queen of the California Turf" died at Mr..
Baldwin's Santa Anita stud, June l. Mr.. Simp-
son, in the Breeder and Sportsman, reports the
cause of her death to he Swelling on the neck"
She was a chestnut, foaled in 1874, by Leiuster,
from Tibbie Dulbar, by Bonnie Scotland. She
began as o two year-Od and remained upon the
turf five consecutive seasons, winning at all dis
tances, one of her best being mile heats in 1:44 81
l:42A, beating Lottery Clara d. and Maggie 5.
She was retired in 1881, and bred to Bazaar. IL
IL stated that Mr.. Pritebard recently refused
$4,000 for her.
Chicago Herald: Many of the horses which
participated in the recent running races were
sold on the grounds to anxious buyers. Among
those may be mentioned Buchanan and Mona
the latter being the only horse who has ever
beaten General Harding, the event taking place
at Nashville. Captain Cutter, of Mobile. sold
Mona, the winner previous TO the ladies' race
on the first day, stakes left out. for $1,000.
Buchanan also bringing the same price. The
purchaser was Mr.. Samuel Brown, of Pittsburg.
Slckels, who came in second in the Board OF
Trade handicap, was sold parties in New Mex
leo for about $500. BanUon, who won the
selling purse for 5000 on Thursday, sold to
John Forbes, of Woodstock, Ont, for $3.50.
George L., who won the club purse for 1900 on
Friday, sold to the same party for So, 02O.
Among the horses who won neat money for
their owners may be named Harry Gilmore, who
captured 5000 in cash and fOrfeits, and Gem
eral Harding, who won 81 800 in cash and for
fets and for whom 100000 was offered some
tlme since by eastern parties. Apollo secured
81, 500, Bonnie Bird So 90. Drake Carter who
was probably held for the Champion Stakes on