The national leader., 1889-03-23
HORSE NOIAS.

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Prince Royal, Raceland md Terra
Gotta are the book favoritb5 for the
Suburban handicap just at present.
-Galen, Terra Gotta, Kaloolah,
Viking and Egmont, of the Chicago
stable. have wintered splendidly at
Nashville.
IS. F. Sniffen, at one time Secre-
.ary of the New York Driving Club,
ia in dying condition at his residence
| "a Harlem.
&C. N. Payne has taken up the
little black geldlng David L., 219A,
and will condition him for trip
through the Eastern Circuit.
Jockey. Kelly, who was ruled off at
! Guttenburg recently for striking
another Jockey with his whip in a race,
has been reinstated,
Nine hundred and eightv-uine
head of horses were sold at the Wood
ward & Bra field combination sales at
Lexington last month for S495. 900.
"A new steamer is being built at
Wilmington, Delaware, for the use of
race goers who journey to Monmouth
Park by water from New York to
Sandy Hook.
The Southern Hotel, S10. 900 Guar
antee Stake of the ST.. Louis Jockey
Club, will be trOtted for during the
meeting, October to 5. The entrance
is 5 per cent.
e. E. Bergin. of Newark, n. j.:
has purchased farm near Somerville,
on the Raritan river, that will in the
future be known as the Raritana
Stock Farm.
Patron has not had a shoe On since
the middle of last November, and is
strong, rugged and in good condition
to go to work at once. Fuller took him
up and commenced jogging him.
The well. known trainer and driver
Royal p. Stetson, who was located at
Point Breeze Park for many years.
died at Andover. n. Y, recently, from
the effects of cancer.
-Messrs. Labold Brothers, Of Gin,
cinnati, o., have purchased Of Mr..
Dabney Car, of Chiesburg, KY, the
chestnut colt Chilesburg, 2 ye3rs, by
imp. Prince Charlie, dam Bellona, by
Virgil, Tor S2OUO,
The Driving Club of New York
has stricktn from the conditions of the
stakes foI 2.30 and 3 90 trotters the
clause in 'hich horses dlstancing the
field or any cart thereof are to receive
first money only.
-Althouth Hanover has been de-
clared out u the City handicap to be
run at Jerome Park, yet 1t was not be-
cause of any luishap. He is in the best
of condition, and is doing as well as
any horse In the Dwyer stable.
jackson =. Case. son of the owner
of Jay Eye See, purchased the bay
three year cid stallion Baron Bras
field the bay three year old stallion
Baron Harold, by Baron Wilkes, 19,
dam by Harold, for price well up i'll
the thousands.
Galore, the imported English horse
entered In the Suburban. is recovering
from the results of the rough experi-
ence he had on landing here. Strang-
les attacked him soon after reaching
his stable. An operation relieved him
and 1t is hoped he may be got fit to run
early in the season.
The stakes and purses agreed upon
for the circular meeting at Buffalo on
August amount to $2l 600. The
present specials are: 2.16, $1,000; 2. 20,
$4,000, 2.22, $4,000; 224, $1,000; 227,
$1,000; IT (paclngj, $4,000 Entries for
the stakes will close on Nay 20. The
Buffalo international FAIR will be held
on September 5-l3, and there will be
stake races for colts 2, 3. 4 and 5
years old.
w. H. Wilson, Abdallah Park,
Cynthlana, KY, has purchased from
j. 1. Case, Racine, Wis.,, the 3 year
old gray flly, Snow Bird, by Sim.
mons. record 2.28, dam Snowdrop, by
Daniel Lambert; also the year old
chestnut tilly Sunlight. by Royal
Chief, Jr., blood brother to James g..
record g 20. Mr.. Wilson has sold to Mr..
Robert Bonner, Cf New York, the bay
mare Grip (dam of George Simmons.
record .374). by Mambrino Time, dam
Bet, by Regular.
"A California correspondent writes:
"Anent winter racing in California.
which is the all-absorbing topic here
now, they can never have a tirst-class
attendance here on their tracks until
they stop letting their track for circus
rings. Anybody can get up race or
two and have the use Of almost anv
track in the State, and they expect the
public to attend and witness the farce.
Wheel OF fortune, red. white and blue
crosses, and all games are conducted
openly, and they expect the public to
attend and be feeced.
is there any truth in the report
that George Hankins wanted To pur.
chase Reporter" Captain S. s. Brown
was asked few days ago, and the
answer was: ''Well, he asked me to
price him, but as had to leave shortly
afterward there were no further nego.
tiations. You may not be aware of the