Daily globe., 1883-05-21


ones, is in very bad shape. She
battle, downed Sleepy Ned in straight
heats and was never headed on the road in
her life. She was my favorite for years
would leave the old girl in distress. L re-
proach myself now for not having done
more for the old mare. Her trouble just
broke me all up. The whole family, neigh
borhood and almost the town show as
Possibly it is because 1 look
lieve that they all care for
her." Several of her progeny will start in
races in the northwest this season, and the
colt Token, by Trample, owned by Kathan
of Preston, is claimed to be something
extra fast In the death of the mare Mr..
Grattan has the sympathy of large circle
of friends.
MISCELLANEOUS.
If there is anything in the old saying,
''bad beginning good ending" the Midway
trotting and pacing string should end up
the season most brilliantly, for the COM
mencement has certainly been bad enough.
But two of the stable have been started so
far, Gem and Minnie R, at Maysville, KY,
the past week. Gem started Thursday in
the free-for-all pacing class against Flora
Bell and Fuller, and was distanced in the
first heat in PIG, taken by Flora Bell. The
second heat was also taken by Flora Bell
in 2:1615, and then Fuller went on and
won the race in 2:1334, 2:2415, 2:19, the
2:13A beating his previous record three
quarters of a second. Minnie R made her
first public appearance this season
Friday, in the 2:19 class, having as COM
petitors Frances Alexander, Deck Wright,
Teoubadour and Ewing, all of whom fin
| ished ahead of her, that is, she was last
and failed to get piece of the money.
| Her position in each heat was as follows:
4, 5, 5, 8, 5. Troubadour took the first
heat IN 221 4, Deck Wright the second IN
2:20I; and then Alexander went
on and won the race in 2:21, 2:2O15, 2:21.
This week the stable is at Chester Park,
Cincinnati, with Pilgrim in the 2:40 class,
in which is the heretofore invincible Nam
brino Sotham and other good ones; Min
ME r in the 2:19 class, with j. B..
Thomas, Romero, Deck Wright, Lii
lian, Troubadour, Monroe Chief and
Alexander "a red hot feld) and
Gem in the free-for-a all PAGERS, with Flora
Bell, Fuller, Richball, Westmont and
Sleepy Tom as contestants. No entry
from the stable appears in the 2:21 class,
| where we had expected to see Silverton,
and the free-for-all for which, it is pre-
sumed, Fanny Witherspoon or Won Arnim
was intended, did not fill.
We take pleasure in noting the fact that
another fine bred trotting stallion has
been purchased for service in Minnesota
The horse is Seneca Star, full brother to
Schuyler, five year old record, 2:26, and
seven year old trial, 2: Is, and the purchaser
is Geo. F. Jackson of Minneapolis Follow
ing is the breeding: Seneca Star, bay, 16
hands, foaled 1874; sire Seneca Chief,
with three in the 2:3O LIST by Rysdyk's
aambletonian, 10, etc.; dam, the dam of
Schuyler, 1926, by Coleman's American
Star, son of Seeley's American Star;
I'd dam by Scoby's Champion, son of Grin
nelI's Champion, by Almack, by Mambrino,
by imp. Messenger; Sd dam by N. Y. Rat
tier, by Abdallah, son of Mambrino, by
imp. Messenger; 4th dam by The Squaw,
thoroughbred running mare. This is
certainly very strong breeding, tracing
straight back on the side of both sire and
dam to old Abdallah and imp. Messenger.
He also has size with plenty of bone and
muscle, is quite speedy and very snowy,
though no one would suppose it from the
daub, purporting to be cut of him. pub
lished by cotemporary.
Considerable disappointment is express
ed in certain portions of the state at the
failure of the Minneapolis association to
provide a free-for-all pacing class for
their July meeting. There are half dozen
or more PAGERS being worked at different
points in the state, and several might have
been confidently expected from Wisconsin
and Iowa had such a class been made in
suring very large field. However the as
sociation has a good programme, the
classes for trotting being $50, 2:40, 2:34,
2:30, 2:26, and free-for-all, purse $500 for
each, and mile and repeat running and mile
and quarter dash, for $3.50 each. These
purses are extremely liberal and the horse
men of the Northwest will make mistake
by neglecting to be represented.
We hear very encouraging reports in
reference to the brown stallion Fear
naught, record 2:29, now owned by
Charles Brown of this city. He has been
placed in the hands of Hunt Barnes of
West Union, Ia, most experienced
trainer and driver, in whose hands
Mountain Quail, Fred Douglass, Mountain
Girl and others, made their records. Mr.
Barnes has his string of cam mpaigners, in
Guiding Fearnaught at the Chicago track,
and it is reported that Fearnaught has
already shown full mile in better than
2:25. He will go through the Iowa circuit
and is also entered for the Chicago meet
ing.
The entries for the Washington, D. c.,
meeting, May 20 to June L, show no rep
resentative of the Midway stable as was
Mr.. Woodmansee's intention when he left
here. The west, however, is quite we'll
represented, including Sotham, the Louis
vile and Maysv1lle winner, Jay-Eye-See
and Bronze, the great five year oids, and
many other good ones who will help make
it lively for the eastern representatives.
D. Swigert's sale of thoroughbred year
lings near Lexington, KY, Saturday, was
we'll attended, while the prices realized
were very encouraging. The forty eight
head brought an aggregate of about $4O,-
900, the highest price paid, $1,000, being
by A. ]. Cassell of Philadelphia for bay
colt by Imp Glenelg, dam by Lexing-
ton.