The sun., 1888-06-17
INTERESTING TURF EVENTS.
Mr.. userin's Neariinrs-Mr. Ths~ins cor.-
piains-Liveiy Trottiuu Ahead.

plntns-Iivc1y Trottinu Ahead.
The consignment OF Mr.. Higgins yearllngs
from Sacramento 10 New York has proved
successful. SO far as the safety and condition
OF tho animals aro concerned. The cost OF
transporting the sixty-sevon thoroughbrcds
was about 10000. Mr. John Mnckcy, with
twenty assistants. brought the youngsters
through. Two yearlings bred in Kentucky.
one OF them a brother to King Fan. arc eS-
pec.ed by Monday Tho sxty-nins head will
bo sold BY Mr.. william Easton In this city on
Juno IS. There Is not u sign Of rough usuago
or injury to the stock during tho long trip.
Mr.. Mackey says that not ono Of them has
even coughed since tho lot left California.
Ho speaks enthusiastically OF the stock.
sc, S SIR aro mS1 he aea psd shs
whole country two more such good-lookin9
horses as Sir Alodred and Darcbn. and they
They are horses oil wonderful substance and
constitution. and haye tho best legs OF any
scendcd from the English thoroughbred. but
they are an Improvement on tho type. Iheir
on ths rp and their i "T legs V arc Just Ike
polished piece OF tlat stone-not sign OF the
trp on them But thi7 Iv Ling @ 81 6 sehd,ps m H them
California until two years old and then brought
East TO the races, races, We have the % %greatess
viii be held thereS The stock viii bo on pub.
nc eAnlDltlon AFTER to.uay.
A st. Louis correspondent Of the Spirit Of the
Tunes writes OF q agiowing abuse on some raos
Major B. g. Thomas, one Of tho old-tims
Kentucky turfmen was here iew days durina
Futurity, but did not succeed in getting n slice
OF the divided money. lie called my attention
abuses OF the turf-tho logEing and belabor.
ing OF young animals ut tho post, mainly ~
assistant starters Said he:
tny. ,l. Nor, WI
tell ,s., these aIles time, there abuses tn.
Ss %Sa S is Ses sys the osss and P at %
especially young ones at the pos by those invested with
s's Stsi aGl pas
iaonia ms.anE started sssyesSod i race ,ssSs:
sa 9 Sn Oh & m Sn Sds % n a
race. made a complaint 10 tho judges but nothing
This will be lively week, in trotting circles.
Charter, Oak Park will take its turn =, in The
Dunkirk. and, Mineola; The Grand Circuit. N
will campaign. will open ut Gieyeland July VI,
and continue to Aug. s. following the usual
Entries f viii % close July 2s Tor Cleveland; July
80 for Buffalo. Rochester, Uticn. and Albanyt
A Il for d@t aaId s snS SsW 4a an
contributes $50. 800 to the grand total of $780,.
OOO to be trotted ior.
The leading winners of tho racing season. mp
to the close of the American Jockey Clubs
Farm, are: French Park t2). by King Ban,
$147 700; The Bard l5), 10y Longfellow. Si3,5G5}
Sir Dixon (3l, by Billet, slll5j: Liberty w, BY
Leonatus. 1900; Macbeth ii. t3) by MacdQtLs
sl1230; Emperor Of Norfolk l3l by Norfolk
slO240: Gallifet l3), by Fasetto. $4,000: Huns
tress l3l. by Springbok, $500: The Iioness (2)s
by Billet, S1.S35; Egmont t5l. by ENQUIRER,
$7.5O4 Aurelia t3). by Agerine. s7.22O; Terra
Gotta az. by Harry O'Fallon. s6,9l5 3; Belviders
"a. by Billet. S5.S75: Oregon W. by onondagas
$5,G25.
As the laws OF New Jersey will not permit
pool selling, betting at the Monmouth Park
meeting. which begins July 4 and ends Aug,
80. will be confined to books. The bookmakina
privileges will be granted to nll responsible
persons who may apply The Association. last
winter. refused to deal with or recognize the
BookmakerS' Alliance, or any body OF men. IN
| the matter OF leasing privileges. This makes
an open field for all who desire to make books
provided they are responsible parties; hencas
there will be no limit to number.
| Mr.. A. II. Morris will ship the mares Jennie
B.. Active. and Ermine to England to be bred
| to fashionable English sires.
William Lakeland bid the fast selling plnteY
| Brait in for Michael +. Dwyer at tho jerome
Park races.
Father Bill Daly's trotter. Farmer Boy. made
| the mile circuit OF the new Parkvile track las1
week in 2:1sI Some watches made 1t 2:las