St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-08

foaled a bay FLY at Woodburn stud,
Lexington, KY, June 25, by the famous
California stallion ElectiOneer. With
the exception of her full sister. the
yearling Rustique, this filly is consid-
cred the highest bred trOtting youngter
now on the American continent, her
value being estimated at an enormous
figure, away up in the thousands. she
is Miss RuSSell'S seventeenth foal.
The winner of four of the nine races
trotted at GAINESVILLE, Wis, recently
were sired by sons of Almont. AltI-
tude and Climax are to be added to the
list of sires Of 2:30 performers got by
Almont, making thirty-nine sons III all
to date. No other horse that ever lived,
excepting RySdyk's HambletonIan, mas
got so large q number OF SlreS or 2:3O
performers as Almont.
Charles Brolliar, Manhattan, To-, has
sold to Emil q Huge, Reading, Pa,
the three-year-old chestnut filly Critllla,
tWo-year-Old record. 3:0115. by Crit
Davis 1867, dam by Durant; second
dam by Cub, for $3.50. To William
Schintzline, OF Sigourney. TO-. the three
year-old FLY Lady Crit, twO-year-old
record 9:051a, by Crit Davis, dam Flora,
by the Porter Horse, for $3.50.
Judge Walter l. Hayes, Ringwood
Park, Clinton, To-, has sold to l.. Z.
Stevenson. Malvern, To-, the year1lng
FLIES Zarita, by Star of the West, 2:261s
dam Zereld, by OSmar, son OF CaSsIuS
NJ. Clay Jr., and Diadem, by Cantonian,
son of Almont Battler, dam by Atlantic,
son of Almont: second dam by Moscow.
son of Green's BaShaw.
At a recent trotting meeting at Lyons,
France, the American mare Polly. by
HamdaIlah, won the one mile and seven
eighths event, two in three, in straight
heats, trotting at the rate Of 2:37, while
the American stallion Milton, by Snug
gler, was second in each heat. Polly won
three purses in two days.
The trotting mare Little Nell, 2:19A,
by Jefferson Prince, was shipped from
Philadelphia, June 26, on the steamship
Nederland, bound for Antwerp, and
from there to Italy. She was purchased
at Watertown, n. Y, for reported
price of Sc. 500.
George Taylor, Dwyer Bros English
born Jockey, was at CedarhurSt races on
| Friday as a spectator. He wanted to
try the course, and warmed up a horse.
On being asked how he liked it he said !:
"a natural course is always better than
made one"
BOokmaker Riley, the Chicago favor
lite, mounted the judges stand at Cedar
hurst last Friday and auctioned off the
old steeplechaser Referee to the New
York stable for S215. 1t is good betting
that Bill secured all he was worth.
Bookmaker Burton laid 400 to l
straight and 200 to place against San
ford at Sheepshead Bay last Thursday.
This is said to be the longest price ever
laid against horse in America.
Lee Christy, Midway. KY, has sold
to G. A. Caldwell, Lexington, KY, the
three-year-old bay colt Lee Dinkelspiel,
by Bertram, dam Gold Basis, by Bull
lion.
Ethel, 1929, by Blue Bull. died re-
Gently, as did also her fOal by Cherry
wood, son of NutWood, 2:1S$4.
Charley Ossler, the little jockey who
was injured so badly at Gutenberg. eX-
poets to ride within month.
Sprague Golddust, by Gov. Sprague,
2:2015, dam Lucille GoldduSt, 2:164
has got mark of 2:2715.
Only one jockey was set down
throughout the whole of the recent
Sheepshead meeting.