The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
intendent Louisville New Albany & Chicago
Railway; April 1881, to date. chief engineer
Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company.
GOSSIP ABOUT HORSES.

j. ". Browning has bought of NJ. F. McHafhe,
Of Stilesyille, brown pacing gelding for $500
He can make 2:34.
John Murphy beat all double-team running
records with Ghost and DeBarry at Rochester,
driving mile in ISL
Hickok is working st. Julien, Elma, the PAGER,
Guy Wilkes, Arab and Garfield at the Bay Dis
trict track California
Gen Jackson, Joe Lewark's runner, who has
been training at the Exposition ground, is lame.
and has been sent to pasture
Mr. Bonner says it will probably be three or
four weeks before Maud S. will be in position
to go against her record at Narragansett Park.
Flora Belle, the noted pacing mare with a
record of 213aa, is now only fit for breeding pur
poses. She is upon Kentucky breeding farm.
Some other city is now to be afflicted with a
gate-money race between Harry Wilkes and
Phalas. The arrangement that was made, 1t is
said. was that there should be three races be-
tween them.
The Sporting Life thinks the Phallas- Harry
Wilkes race at Belmont Park was clear case of
deception and robbery. Everything was done
to cover up the outrage but no sane person who
knows anything about trotters believes 1t was an
honest race
The old story about Maud S. being taken to a
bid for her is gong the rounds. The mare from
the day she was foaieds was never in such FORM
barring her racing and breeding qualities, but
that she would bring 500 or 500 among the YER
lest fools.
W. S. Bradshaw, of the New York dry goods
store, drives a blue roam pacing mare with black
trimmings, She is fifteen hands high, we'll
finished, with great vital power. 1t takes 2:35
trotter TO beat her on the road. She has a
yearling colt by Grenadier that her owner
The summer has been one of ease and com
for Jay Eye-See. AS there has been salts
factory demand for his exhibitions this season,
he has been permitted to rest upon his we'll
earned laurelS He has every appearance OF be-
ing in the bloom of health. His coat is deep
black, marked contrast to the faded black hair
that covered him while in racing form last
season.
The Rochester trotting meeting wound up in
brilliant style After seven heats had been trot-
ted kenilworth won the PIG class; Joe Davis,
second. Best time, 2:l84. In the tree-for-all
pace Gossip, jr, downed Westmont ian old In
dianapohs horse) Richbal and the rest of the
cracks in three heats Best time, lila Butter
scotch won the 2:25 trot in three heats Best
time, 2:213.
c. B. Paul, of Indianapolis, lumber dealer,
owns chestnut mare, sired by Hambletonian
Tranby. She is close to sixteen hands high, with
two white feet behind and white stripe in face
Although being used exclusively as business
mare, she can show great bursts of speed when
given her head 1t is no trouble for her to show
three minute gait without preparation. If
trained it is believed she would be able to show
2:40 in a very short time.
Lena Swallow furnishes additional evidence
that the Blue Bulls rank cutters. At Alba
ny, n. Y, in the PIG trot she won the first,
seventh and eighth heats in 2:2l4, 2;2244, 2:224,
beathing Kenilworth, Tucker, Billy Button and
Felix. Of course, these last named fashionably-
bred fellows simply unfortunate, made
slight mistakes just at the outcome, and this
representative of.the plebeian Hoosier PAGER took
| advantage of their errors and slipped in ahead
Maud S. was given practice fnile, last week,
at Narragansett Park, Providence Robert Bon
ner was present, and witnessed the work of the
Queen of the Turf" The first quarter was
reached in thirty five seconds, the half mile in
los, three quarters in l:41a. Down the home
stretch the struck terrible gait, and
landed under the wire in 2l24, making the last
quarter in thirty-one seconds thafastest quarter
ever trotted the track The performance
was wonderful as the track is as slow as it
possibly can be- from the fact that Griffen is
getting it softer for the mare for her practice.
Mr.. Bonner much pleased with the perform
ance of his mare, and feels confident she will
make great record at the park when she goes
to beat her best work