St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-23
; in the big stallion race at Rochester in

made in the big stallion race at Rochester in
1881.
The brood mare Minnie Clay. foaled 1870
by American Clay, dam by Mambriuo Chief;
second dam by Downings Bay Messenger,
the properly of Maj. Fl. G. Mcdowell, died at
Ashland Stock farm March 6.
John Splan's last sale at Chicago on the
18th and 14th inst. was not success.
Three important stakes, opened by the
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders associa-
ton. will close April l.
The stakes of the Kansas association of
trotting horse breeders will close April l.
r. K. Fox of New York city is about to
put his promising team, Victor Mohawk and
Nellie Sontag, in D. B. Herrington's stable,
with view of tackling the double team rec
ord.
/ Old TUX, remarkable for having lived
twice the allotted age of horses, died on the
Richmond county farm, Staten Island, few
days ago, in his 50th year. His age is
vouched for by that venerable authority, rye
Oldest inhabitant" At all events it is re-
corded that he endured the blasts of thirty
nine winters on the county farm. Years ago
his grinders became few and were replaced
by an artificial set. He was originally bay,
but Time, who changes all, had altered the
color of his coat to milk white. When in his
prime he was trotter, and it is said obtained
a record of $3.50 under the name of Guy
Scutis.
Mr.. Cation claims his stallion Don Cossack
to be the only horse outside of Kentucky and
California that has sired two-year-old with
record of 2:40 or better. Jeanette is the
youngster that performed the feat OF trotting
a mile in $40, the last half in lis and the
last quarter in 3S1s seconds. Don Cossack
stands 161s hands and weighs 1900 pounds.
He is handsome bay of great substance
and perfectly balanced trotting horse. He
was got by August Belmont (son OF Rysdyk's
Ham bletonian), dam Laytham Lass, by Alex
ander's Abdallah.
Edwin d. Bither has purchased from W.
Fl. Wilson, Abdallah Park, Cynthiana. KY,
the bay colt Raymond, foaled 1884, by Sim
mons full brother to Rosa Wilkes, 2:1SA,
by George Wilkes), dam Lady Raymond, by
Carlisle (son of American Clay second
dam by Brown Dick, thoroughbred third
dam by Alexander's Edwin Forrest. Bither
will take him along with Phallas and Jay
Eye See to Chester Park little later in the
season.
James Petit will be with John Turner
"7NA1 Was SSooShf ~ oSihS lhC aAH1
year of their copartnership. The string will
consist of Trinket, 2:14; Edwin Thorne,
2:16A; Santa Claus, 2:l715; Lady Alert,
2:24119; Dick Organ. 2:251s; Lille Dale,
2:2519; Young Smuggler, 2:29h; Nettie
Thorne, no record, a green mare by Snug
gler, and five-year-old brown gelding by
Nil Desperan ium, dam Matte Lisle, record
2:2S. Edwin Thorne and Trinket are eX-
pected to arrive at Point Breeze about
April 1.
One of the first of the get of the American
horse Iroquois, the only animal bred in this
country that has ever won the EPSON Derby,
died last week in New Jersey, it being the
bay FLY foaled Feb % by Iroquois. and out
of Carrie Mac by Planet. As Iroquois was,
| without quest on, one of the best race horses
ever bred in this country, his chances of
success as sire from that standpoint were
assured, and as he is a son of bennington,
whose descendants have been as successful
in the stud as on the track, he had double
claim to prominence in his present sphere.
Friday night was the coolest of the season
in Maryland, and the Delaware river was
frozen from shore to shore for the first time.