Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
TRACK AND STABLE TALK!

The book-makers reaped harvests at Lato-
MIA William Riley, Of Chicago. won over
S25, 900 during the meeting.
There were thirteen book-makers at the St.
Louis track the opening day OF the meeting
and fifteen the closing day, and with the ex-
ception Of Cole Ulnap all made plenty OF
money
The North Hudson Park Association,
which controls the Gutenberg race-track,
has increased its capital stock from $4,000
TO $4,000 The money will be used to IN
crease the size of the track from half mile
to mile.
Oliver < will probably trot at st. Paul
July4 He was entered for the free-for-al,
but it did not fill. Doble entered several
other horses there, and will take him along.
The association has prOmiseda special purse
for him.
Budd Doble has shipped ten of his horses,
including the PAGERS Johnston, 2;O64, and
Arrow 2:14 and the free-for-al trotter
Oliver K, 2:161, to GAINESVILLE, Wis, where
he ha. several entries for the trotting
meeting at that place.
Last fall John Swiney, of Paris, KY,
had Latonia Jockey Club badge stolen
from him The Cincinnati police were no
titled The number of the badge was S04,
and the police found it, with the figure
scraped off in the possession OF Cincinnati
Alderman.
The Monmouth Park Association will not
recognize the Turf Alliance, the New York
organization of book makers which sought
to control betting privileges on Eastern
tracks, and announces that its betting ring
viii be open to all responsible book-makers
who desire to do business.
Steeplechasing is responsible for the
manning Of another jockey. At Jerome
Park, recently, Jockey DAILY was badly
hurt and his horse killed. Jockeys don't
seem TO count for much, but II it comes to q
question Of killing horses the steeplechase
must go.-N. Y EueniRg Telegram
During the meeting of the stewards Of
the Grand Trotting Circuit at New York,
the Sire Bros. and c. j. Hamlin, OF Buffalo,
had a conference about race between
Harry Wilkes and Belle Hamlin. "Pa"
Hamlin has the reputation of being clever
business " man, and the announcement OF
% great" match may be looked for.
The noted trotting broodmare Green
Mountain Maid died June g at the farm OF
her owner, Charles Baclxman, Stony Ford,
y
sire was Henry Clay and her dam Shaughar
Mary. She was the dam of Prospero, 2:2o;
Elaine, 2:20; Dame Trot, 2:22; and three
others in the 2i30 list, and alse Senator
Stanfords famous stallion Electioneer. The
latter was by Hambletonian, while Prospero,
Elaine and Dame Trot were by Messenger
Duroc. Mr. Backman will erect a monu-
ment to her memory.
IN Ancfrf0n Darby
Pesth was tremendously heavy this year,
and Count Anton Apponizi, who won with
Rajtarajta, had backed his steed with such
freedom that he cleared upward of 100000
The Count had an anxious time Of it, as, If
Rajtarajta had been beaten, his losses
would have been so great that his estates
would have been placed under sequestra-
ton. Count Anton, who is popular IN Hun
gary, burst into tears when the winning
horse number was hoisted and the Countess
had mild fit of Mysteries.
The New York Tribune is against the book
makers, as is shown by the following intro
duction to its report of the opening day at
Jerome Park: mo matter where the
friends, admirers and associates OF the
bookmakers may go, Jerome Park, state
hest and noblest of American race-courses,
porters of honest and honorable sport Of the
best kind. Although some members of the
Turf Alliance ian organization bent on de-
stroying every thing decent and fair in
American racing) had brbed certain train
ers and owners not TO start horses at the
races of the American Jockey Club yester-
day, because this club had taken q bold
stand against thievery and against the die
tation OF an organization chiefly composed
of professional law-breakers, the racing
was attractive, the attendance was large
and the afternoon was full of enjoyment"
About two weeks ago c. z. Mayne. of
Omaha, owner of the PAGER Dr. West, came
to Chicago and opened negotiations for
match race with Arrow, the California SEN
sation Of last season. now in Budd Doble's
stable, for from 5000 to $1,000 side.
Doble was willing to make the match and
Mayne went TO Terre Haute. where his
stable was engaged, to consult his driver.
Before leaving he said 10 q Tribune reporter
that he would surely make the match and
was sure winning. When he got to Terre
Haute his trainer and driver, James New
bro, fatty refused TO have any thing to do
with DR.. West in case the match were
made Newbro is superstitious, and be-
cause two horses which he previously
handled had been killed shortly after hav-
ing been matched he swears he Will never
again train or drive q horse pending or in a
match race. He thinks DR.. West can beat
any other PAGER except johnson, and is Will
ing to drive hun against any other Tor
purses, but will have nothing to do with
him In connection with matches. DR.. West
went into winter quarters last season with
record of 2:25, which he reduced re-
Gently st Freeport to 2:2o1. Arrows
record Is IA, made last season as four
year-old, when he had been trained Just