Daily globe., 1883-08-20
miscellaneous,

Miscellaneous.
1t is said $4,000 has been offered and
refused for the stallion Duquesne, and
still people ask, docs it pay to breed a
trotter?"
1t is stated that Freddie Gebhard, owner
of the great race horse Eole, has decided |
to send his horse to England, and has en-
tered him for the Cesarewitch Stakes to be |
run the last of September. A large stable |
will be built on the deck of the steamer for |
Eole, and his passage will cost Mr.. Geb-
hard $1,000.
Orrin Hickok thinks that MaxeY Cobb |
the year. He was driven in his race at
Buffalo by Peter johnson, his regular
driver, James Page being called away on
business. Peter is master hand with
stations, and won in 2:21, 2:22, 2:2014, the
horse never lifting his nose during the
race.
Geo. P. Smith, of Hastings, concluded
the purchase of promising green PAGER
for "Dud'' Hersey, of Saltwater. The
horse was bought of DR.. McCart, of Red
Wing. He is a beautiful bay, 16-1 hands,
years old, and was sired by Tom Hall,
the sire of Little Brown jug, record 2:1134.
The price Is understood to have been
$1,000. The horse has never been in a
race, but is reported to be'very fast and
reliable.
The best harness performance of the
past week was that made by J. I. Cases
great 5-year-old, Jay Eye See, at Rochester,
in a trial to beat his record of 2:154,
for purse of $4,000. The first effort was
spoiled by break, but on the second at
tempt he got off evenly, and he made the
mile without skip in the remarkable
time of 2:14. The first quarter was done
in :32115, the second in the same time, the
third, the slow quarter of the track, there
being two turns and slight rise, in :35,
and the last quarter in IA.
Mr.. Jas Johnston, of Rockford Farm,
Cedar Rapids. Ia, writes the Breeders
Gdzette SIN taking the earliest opportu-
nifty of informing you that we intend ex-
hibiting about forty head of horses at Min
neapolis, DesMoines, and Topeka, we may
mention that our late arrivals and our
other stock have improved wonderfully,
and are now looking in tip-top order and
| condition. We have not the slightest
doubt but that any parties who may see
this collection at the fairs will acknowl-
| edge it to be the finest they have ever seen
gathered together, and we anticipate sue
cess"
The defeat of the stallion Phallas by
Trinket at Rochester, N. Y, Wednesday
last, was one of the surprises of
the week. Phallas was big favor
ite before the race, his hackers even
talking about wiping out Smuggler's re-
cord in the race, but not only did he fail
to do this, but the mare beat him in
straight heats in 2:19, PIG, 2:17. Phallas
is mahogany bay, with black points, and
small star in forehead, 15:312 hands, and
weighs 1,150 lbs. in stud condition. His
action is long, but not nigh, and he will
bear rousing to get his best rate of speed.
He wears no weights and only medium
shoe forward.
John c. Oswald, of Minneapolis, is to
be congratulated. A few weeks
ago he bought a Minnesota
"plow'' horse, five years old, sire Swigert
dam untraced. The colt showed Il mile
better than 2:3O when bought, but that
turns out to have been no measure of his
speed, as on Friday last, under the skillfnl
direction of Price Smith, he trotted the
Minneapolis track without skip il
2:2215, one of the five watches held on hin
making it an even 2:22. He is d good
looking bay, sixteen hands, and absolutely
5 free of bad habits. If nothing happens
, him he will be SwigertS best card as d
, trotting sire.
That blood will tell, and in more way
=, than one, was exemplifed to the write
while looking at some of the horses in pas
ture at Midway during the past week
Near where we were standing was the lit
J tie beauty, Sanuie g., by Almont, dam b!
; an imported Arabian. in company with l
! yearIing FLY by Won Arnim, ou
/ of Hebe by Belmont, when the burly
5 headed gelding, Silverton, by Blu
9 Bull came walking up, evldentl.
5 trying to get into good company, but whel
f seen by Sannie, she just laid back her ear
. and made for the plebeian, who made hi
q best time this season in getting out of tn
4 way of the little white mare.
S The terrific six-heat race betweel
= Director and Wilson at the CLEVELAND
{ meeting is still the!subject of conversation
= among horsemen, and the current opinion
e is that the struggle did neither of tn
: horses any good. Wilson had never befor
J, been asked to beat 2:20, either in publ