St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-30
Miscellaneous.

one OF the most sensational trotting
events of this year will, in all proba-
billty, be the free-fOr-all stallion contest
to take place in California i'm the latter
part of October. The proposed condi-
tionS are as follows: A sweepstake for
all trotting stations of LOCO each. with
forfeltS as hereinafter named: mile
heats, best three iI five, to harness.
Five nominations to fill and name, and
the entry list to close on March |; 5000
to accompany the nomination, $500
payable on Sept. !, and the balance
Wednesday, Oct. II. The race to be
trotted on Saturday, Oct. 20, provided
it is good day and track. Should the
weather prove unfavorable, the race
will be postponed until the first good
day and track thereafter. Should the
postponement go beyond ten days, each
subscriber shall nave the right to with
| draw his last payment by giving the
treasurer notice of his intention at the
expiration of ten days.
Is. j. Treacy, OF Ashland Park. Lex
lngtOn, makes his announcement for the
season of 1888. At the head of the stud
Is the great Bermuda. which will make
light season of thirty Mares Bermuda
Is sensational but also progressive: he
came with the flash of a meteor,
nut he remains as a fixed star.
As a yearling he trOtted
an exhibition mile in 2::393I, as a two
year-Old he obtained record of 2:293l
The following year he again assaulted
old father time, and reduced his record
to 2:2415. As four-year-old he OBJ
tanned a record of 2:22 and a secon d
| quarter III S334 seconds. and two days
| prior to trOtting in 2:22 he trotted a
| mile in 2:1S14, After his season he will
be trained and sent to beat his present
record, which, with average good for
tune, he will certainly do. -,
The last fOal of the celebrated mare
Beautiful Bells has been purchased by
Tennessee parties, and will be shipped
to his new home. He is full brother
to Hinda Rosa, 2:l915 at three years: St.
Bel, 2:24113 at four years; Bell Boy,
2:26 at two years, and Chimes, 2:3O3I at
four years. the family being about the
most remarkable in point of early speed
that has yet been produced.
Isidor Cohnfield is home again.
and his creditors have shown their con-
| fdence in him by handing over the
reinS of management. BY shrewdness
and taking advantage of such business
| chances as the market offered, he rolled
up fortune years ago, and he SAYS.
IF given fair field can do. it again. %
Edwin ThOrne cOntemplateS a large
reduction of his trOtting stud this
spring, amounting in effect to practical
disbandment of the breeding depart
ment. All his stations except Thorn
dale, 2:224, and every brood mare in
his catalogue will be consigned for sale
at auction in March.
Maj. Banks and Evergreen, the pair
of thoroughbred horses with which
Nine. Marantette gave exhibitions at
various trOtting meetings last summer.
died recently in Michigan from the eff
fects of pink-eye contracted in Boston
last November.
The fine young trotting mare Mollie
Wilkes, six years, by Young Jim, dam
Augusta, by Allie West, record 2 :221I
was sold last Thursday, by her owner,
f. S. Muir, of Donevail, KY, to William
Redding, of New York, for $4,000.
The four-year old filly Moonlight,
that died last week at Province, r. L.,
was one of the best bred trotters in the
land, being by Wedgewood, 2:19, dam
Noontide, 2:201a, by Harold.
The Rochester, n. Y, Driving Park
association offers $4,000 trotting stake.
to which the entrance fee is only 5 per
cent of the stake.
Blue Bull has fifty-three trotters and
| five PAGERS in the 2:30 list.