St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-26
FACTS ABOUT FLYERS.
Noted Horses and Riders OF the
American Turf.

Noted Horses and Riders of the
American Turf.
The bay gelding Violin, that trotted some
good races this fail in the Eastern country
for Lew Durham, has shown a mile III 20
since being taken to New York, where he is
owued. and from the style Ill when. he can
step off Il quarter in 34la seconds the boys
at the track think he will be good one next
year. this being his first season on the turi.
Violin is by William Welch, son OF Rysdyk
Hambletonian, dam by Blue Bull, SO mat the
breeding is all right as far as license to trot
fast goes. He is owned by l.. Cohnfeld, the
rich New York Jew who owned the stallion
Maxey Cobb when that horse made record
of 2:23l4 After the death OF this great
stallion Gohntield had seine PAD luck put
now he is on top again. and Will soon DloS
som out with stable OF frotters, unless ap-
pearances are very deceptive. -
Chicago Horseman-D. Fl. Mckinney,
GAINESVILLE, Wis, has purchased from VlncenG
C. Cromwell, Lexington, KY, cholcely pred
yearling bay colt by William L.. ts1re OF Ak
tell, two year old record 2:23): dam kent,ucky
Belle, by Young jim, Il son Of George Wilkes;
second dam battling Belle, by Almont
| RattIer: third dam by American Clay; fourth
to seventh dams thoroughbred. Also, from
John f. Madden, Lexington, Ky, weanc
ling black colt by Ferguson SOLO, son OF
George Wilkes, dam Lady Mckinney, by
Sweepstakes second dam by Filllngham,
son OF George Wilkes; third dam by Amen.
can Star: fourth dam by Sir Henry. son OF
imp. Diomed.
Dubois Brothers, Denver, Col. have re-
Gently purchased from Nebraska parties
what is probably the closets inbred Hambie-
/ tonjan mare now living. 1t is Alexander
Queen, bay mare, foaled 1879, by Alexander
Ii. sherman 1852, dam Hambletonian Queen,
by Hambietonlan ~; second :, gan h oy negiy Is
by Idol, son of Hambletonian 10, dam Matte;
by Hambletonian 10. Dubois Brothers will
breed this mare to Magnet 2:2Ss4, by Mag
nolia, by Seely's American Star, oam Mis-
chief by Alexander's Abdailah. Should
| foal result from this breeding it will have as
| many direct crosses of Hambletonian and
| American Star blood as any in America.
Kentucky is conceded to be the banner
| horse breeding state. yet as racing region
| is far in the rear of many states. For the
first time in ner history, trotting circuit has
been regularly formed 1t is composed, SO
far, of eight fair associations, all OF when
make a speed programme the strongest 1eat-
IRE and is to be known as the Kentucky Blue
Grass circuit This circuit does not include
new racing centers. but is geographical ar
rangement with the Gates in consecutive
order. conflict of meetings is avoided, ana
as the programmes will be arranged to suit
the ideas of Kentucky horse owners, the cir
! cult will have the effect of retaining in the
| state horses that would have to go elsewhere
| to make reputation.
Sable Wilkes. three year-old record 2:1S,
was started at Bay District track, San Fran
! cisco. last week, to beat the four year old
stallion record of PISA made byJ. |. Cases
| Brown at Cleveland during the past summer.
| He trotted the mile in 2:ls, the same as his
| three-year-old record. Consequently this
| fast son of GUY Wilkes 2:I54 0he fastest
entire i r son Of George Wilkes), has now to his
| credit the fastest three-year-oid trottlng rec
| ord for either stations, FLIES or geldings)
| und the fastest four-ycar-old stallion record.
| The fastest four-year-old record is held by
una1a 70
Axtell the best tWo-year-old stallion ever
| SEEN has been sent TO his Iowa home from
| Kentucky, where he made a record of 2:23
| over the Lexington track. After doing this
| it would seem that the owner of Axtell
| would have been satisfied, but he was not,
| and in another trip against the watch, which
| had been largely advertised, the colt was not
/ able 10 come within five seconds OF his rec
| ord, and of course his reputation was in
| jured just that much for 1t IS always at the
last performance that the public looks.
Noontime, the two-yearold daughter of
| Alcyone and Noontide, recently died at Glen
view farm. near Louisville, Ky. she was in
| tended for brood mare, and her loss is
keenly regretted. Noont1de was by Harold,
! out of Midnight, dam Of Jay Eye See, 2:l0,
] and she had a record of 2:2Ul2. Had Noon
| time lived she would have been bred to son
| of Elect oneer, and the produce would have
contained the blood of the great brood mares
! Alma Mater, Miss Russell, Midnight and
| Green Mountain Maid.
Isaac Murphy, the "colored Archer Of the
| turf, is quiet, polite young man of twenty
seven, of exemplary habits, who never made
| bet on q race, and whose honesty and in
| tegrity have never been questioned. He was
| born during slavery days. During the past
| five years his income from his riding has av-
| eraged from $4,000 to SIS 0u q year. He
is married, and lives in becoming style at
| Lexington, Ky.
| Chicago Horseman.
| rora rf Too1
| word from Highland Stock Farm, Lexington,
| Ky. that his mare FanIHe Carey (dam of
Junemont, 2:IeS4), has dropped fine bay
colt to Red Wilkes. Mr.. Carey is a staunch
election day he has decided to drop political
| preference for the winner on that day, and
| has named him Harrison Wilkes.
Jockey Barney scored 202 winning mounts
this year. topping the American record.
| Barnes enioys q special advantage i'll being
able to ride as low as ninety-five pounds,
| and at the same time is so strong that he can
hold his own with the heavy weights. lie
| will ride for Tucker as usual next season.
| His mount in the Kentucky derby of 1889
will be Proctor Knott if all goes well with
the colt.
Secretary Fasig has promising performer
in his four-y ear-old Ambassador FLY, Keo
kee. One day last week. when neither the
track nor other conditions were favorable.
she trotted around the Chenille circuit III
2:31 drawing q road wagon and her owner
who, with his winter overcoat on. weighs
just al pounds. The last half was COM
pleted i'll /: rs.
In his usual style of brag, c. J. Hamlin, Of
Buffalo, n. Y, declares thatif man should
offer him 800, 1000 for Mambrino King he
would refuse to sell him, and his reason fol
refusing to sell is, that ''some other mai
would own the best trotter in the world
Miss Russell, dam of Maud S and Bicara
dam of Pancost with two sisters of MaHd S
aud a sister of Nutwood have returned te
Mr.. Alexander's stables at Woooburn farm
KY, from Palo Alto, Cal, and all are pro
nounced safe in foal to Electioneer.
According to the Sun there are not les;
than hundred rooms in New York ano
Brooklyn where bookmaking on races i:
DONE And yet it is Il penal offense to con
duct the business elsewhere than on race
track in the state.
Charles Durfee, one Of the ex-oWners Of
Arrow. has young gray horse i'll California
who is full brother of the famous pace
and q clean trotter. The youngest can trol
in 2:25. and is known rs Dick Richmond.
"Henry Richfield, OF Jackson, Mich. ha:
purchased of II. II. Kingman, of Battle
Creek, Mich, a lay weanling colt by Sphinx
dam by Pilot Medium, second dam by Ba!
Middleton, for 81 800
r.. Brayton of Massachusetts, has solo
to the Clairview stock farm, Detroit, Mich.
| the black mare LADY Pilot, by Mambrlnt