St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-25
SPRING RAGING.
Racing Items of Interest to Horsemen
and Breeders Of the West.


NEW YORK, Dec. %. The Spirit Of ne
Tinles Christmas number has the following
items OF interest to horsemen aud breeders
Of the west:
The Louisville Jockey club spring meeting
win begin May 10, and continue until the
25th. In addition TO the Derby, Oaks and
Clark stakes, already closed, the club now
offers a superb lot Of stakes. with conditions
so drawn that It affords every horse in train
ing fair chance of winning something.
There are six stakes for two-year-olds: La
dies for two-year- Oddities; Alexander, for
colts, five furlongs; Fairview, for hllies,
three-quarters Of a mile; Runnymede, for
colts and FLIES; the Elmendorf for colts and
6ilies, three quarters Of mile. For three
year olds there Is the Woodburn stakes, nine
fnrlongs; tobacco stakes, for those which
have not won prior to January /, mile heats;
Fleetwood, one mile aud half and a fur
long; the Most and Chandon, one mile and a
furlong. For all ages there are five events;
DiXiana, one mile and half and furlong;
the Swigert, one mile; merchants, one mile
and furlong; turf, one mile and quarter;
Louisville cup, two miles and 4 quarter, at
special weights At the same date the great
American stallion stakes, 10 be run at the
autumn meeting OF 1857, also closes for sires.
The above stakes close January l, 1855.
/ In regard TO the Kentucky TrottiDg Horse
Breeders association II says: But little over a
week intervenes before the closing Of the
entries for the various entries Of the Horse
Breeders association. The time will be up
January /. The association has reopened
four stakes, namely: Lexington, Kentucky,
/ Blue Grass and Stallion Produce stakes The
first IS for foals OF 1883; Keutucky stakes
for foals of 1882; Blue Grass stakes for four
year Olds, and the Stallion Produce stakes are
sweepstakes for the get Of stations which
have subscribed and paid the amounted $40.
The list Of stations entered will be published
February Is, and their get, foals OF 1882,
will be eligible 70 entry on or before April l
1885.
The Times says the ST. Louis horse fair de-
partment aud stakes 10 be ran at the spring
meeting Of June 70 l3. will close January l.
Thirteen stakes are now open. Carriage
Builders stakes for two-year-old dllies. three
quarters Of a mile; Horse Traders stakes for
two-year-old colts, three-quarters Of a mile;
Ellis Wainwright stakes Tor all ages; Railroad
and Express stak, 5, all ages; Street Railway
stakes for three-year-olds: 81. Louis Fair
Directors stakes for wO-year-oids; St. Louis
Hotel stakes for three-year-olds and upwards !;
welter weights, one mile; St. Louis Real
Estate Agents stakes for all ages, one mile
and three-quarters; $1,000 added
Bankers and Brokers' stakes for
three-year-olds, one mile; St. Louis
Fair Stallion stakes for two year olds.
three quarters Of mile, s2, 900 added; Me-
ehanies stakes for two year olds, three
quarters Of a mile, $1,000 added; Brewers
cup, two miles and quarter, g., 900 added /;
Merchants stakes for all ages, mile heats,
1000 added. Thus Sl3.0 600 Is offered, an
average Of 81, 1000 Tor each stake. In addition
10 these the CLUB also offers, for 1856, the 81 .
Louis derby, $1,000 added; the St Louis
oaks, 81, 500 added; Charles Grsu stakes,
$4,000 added; all for three year Olds,
yearlings. Also the 81. Louis Fair Stallion
stakes for two year olds, nov weanlings,
which closes for stations, with all the above
stakes, New Years day.
Another novelty are waistcoats buttUued on
to the 'front.' Of the bodicrs, made Of fur or OF
a new material, fringed silk, like silk ruchs