St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-24
miscellaneous

There was more virtue in the blood of
American Star" says a correspondent.
than is generally known, and it did its full
share in first making HambletOnian famous.
/ remember two mares by Star that could
easily have entered the 2:30 list. One was
Maggie Kerrigan; she belonged TO George
DoheTty of Newark, y. j. lie drove her
to road wagon mile in 2:2S many years
ago. She was brown, just as pretty as
picture. He also bought Lizzie Walker,
the dam Of Startle. In fact he used to buy
all the good Star mares he could hear OF.
Lizzie was light SOrrel mare with three or
four white legs and could trOt handily i'm
from '35 10 2:40 in those days. The same
man owned Goshen Maid, and what a sweet
little thing she was, a little dOck-tailed
sorTel mare. Her feet got tender on the
road, as they had a thin shell, and that is
the trouble with many of the family. But
there was mare could have beaten 800
DOherty used to drive her on the road and
she could tTOt halves in 1:1O. / remember
another Star that was "a corker," called
Warrior, 4 SOrrel horse owned by Bob
Walker. He beat Belle of Portland two
mile heats. l value the Star blood and it
has refined and quickened many a colder
stream" said Mr.. Lewis, as we took I'D an
other subject.
On the way back from Philadelphia. Mr..
4. E. Simmons remarked: Harry Wilkes
can beat Phallas when the stallion is lust
right, and if 4 match is made between them
my money will so the way l talk" Dustin
looked at the race for Mr.. Cohnfield. and
the owner of MaXey Cobb doubtless medi-
tateS revenge. But the only way he can
get another race with PhallaS is to put up
4 forfeit OF s., 500 with the Turf, Field and
Farm. Mr.. France rides the successful
wave. and he Is ready to accommodate the
stallion again. Phallas is still at Philadel-
phia, and he will not return West until he
has had another tusSle with Harry Wilkes.
Both Crawford and Bither lost money on
the Belmont park race. They backed the
stallion after the first heat at 500 to $50.
and now they feel very much like wearing
Grape. Mr.. Case did not witness the race,
but the news telegraphed to Racine agi-
tated him considerably.
James l.. Eoff, whose name Is closely in
teTwOven with the performances of some of
the most famous of American trOtters is
dead. Among the horses handled by him
were George VI. Patchen and Princess. the
dam OF Happy Medium. He went to Cali
fOrnia in 1919, and ever since has been
claSsed as a resident of that state. Of late
he was troubled with rheumatism, still he
was quite active for man soTely afflicted
He was the owner of the half-Inile track ON
the old Cliff house road, San Francisco, but
had leased the property prior to his death
EOf was a man of courage as well as
brains, and he generally succeeded in what
he undertook. He left daughter and two
sons in San Francisco.
The brown colt Petersburg, foaled 1882.
by MonarchiSt, dam imp. Bon Bon, by
MacarOni, out Of Blondelia, BY the FLYING
Dutchman, was purchased out of the sell
ing race which he won at Monmouth Park.
on Aug. -, for 81, 800, by Ed Heffner. an
advance of $500 over his entered selling
price of $500.
Mr.. s. b. Alexander has sold to John G..
Steel of Rock Hill, 5. c., the bay mare
Kate Mason, foaled 1865, by Wakefield.
dam Fanny Watson, by John BIount, out
Of Mary Rose, by imp. PTiau. She is the
dam of Guy Mannering, by Lynchburg and
Guilford, by Abd-el-Koree.
Mr.. S. Y. Keene of the Minnehaha stud
Scott county. Ky, had the misfortune to
lose from distemper, the bay colt Outpost
fOaled May l, 1854. by OutcaSt, by Ida
Gaines. and the bay colt Outlaw, foaled
May 10, 1884, by Outcast, dam Midsummer,
by War Dance.
Hon. W. L. Scott, Algeria Stud, Penn,
has purchased from the Clipsiana stable
the chestnut fly East Lynne, years old,
by SpringbOk. dam Easter Planet, by
Plant. out of Mollie Hambleton. by imp.
knight of St. George. She will be put in
the stud and bred to imp. Rayon dor.
Hon. ". L. Scott has purchased from
Dwyer Bros. the bay FLY Error (3). by imp
Gleneg. dam Blunder, by Lexington, out
OF Blonde. by imp. Glencoe. ErrOr was
claimed in a selling race at Monmouth
Park, on the 18th inst, and subsequently
sold TO Mr.. Scott.
The chestnut horse Judax, foaled 1877,
by King Alfonso, dam Bonnet, by
Lexington, out Of Blue Bonnet. by imp.
HedgefoTd, has been sold by Holly W Car
LIE, Carlile Springs, Col, TO V. W. Ham
lin, Pueblo, same state.
At Blossom farm, Mobile, Ala, Aug. 8,
Mr.. 2. u. C0lSson's mare Flora Walker
lsister to Molly Walker, dam of Harry
Wilkes) dropped coltby Almont Norman.
and the highly-c0nnected youngster was
christened AlmOnt Walker.
Col. Chinn has sold Ban Fox to B. A.
Higgin for $50, OOO