The national leader., 1889-03-02
HORSE NOTES.

The approaches to Jerome Park
are being improved. e
Kingston, Firenzi. Sir Dixon.
Larchmont and Donnybrook have been
declared out of the Suburban handi-
cap. @
Byron McClelland has purchased
| from George Cadwalader the chestnut
colt z, by Fonso, dam Miss McGowan,
by Springbok.
-McAuliffe. who has charge OF the
horses Ocean and California, at New
Orleans, Is brother Of Jack McAuliffe,
the prize fighter.
The party of horsemen from Phila-
delphla who went to Woodward's big
sale of trotters, at Lexington, are
expected home on Thursday February
| 21st.
Captain S. s. Brown has been
asked by George Hankins to name a
price on his Captains Brown entire
stable, with the single exception of
TrOubadour.
j. +. Madden, OF Philadelphia, has
sold to II. NJ. Davis, of Chicago, the
black gelding Wilkins, years old, by
| George Wilkes. dam by Mambrino
Patchen, for $4,000.
---Barnes has not been seen in the
saddle much of late. The fact of it is
his employer, Tucker. is averse to risk
ing the crack light weight in scram-
bles over bad tracks.
The chestnut gelding T. r. s.,
2.192, by Melrose, has been sold by I.
Sweet, of Hoosick Falls, n. Y, to the
agents OF German horseman Tor the
reported sum of S9O00
champagne Charlie, the crack 2
year old of'last year, has developed
into large rOOmy looking animal, and
the injuries he received to his leg last
fall are rapidly disappearing.
The Los Angeles Association has
offered purse for all aged PAGERS, to
be decided next spTlng. Adonis, Gold
Leaf, Almont Patchen, Yolo Maid and
Johnston are asked to start.
The highest priced animal sold at
the Brasfeld sale was the bay year
old FLY Lady Prospect, by Lord Rus
sell. dam Prospect Maid, 2.234. by
George Wilkes. Price, $1,000
The bay filly Mary Linn, by a1es-
seDger Chief, which was sold for $l425
at the WoOdard sale, Lexington. KY,
is full sister to Messenger Girl. out
of the dam of Prince Wilkes (2.14&).
Messenger Girl is the properly of Will
liam NJ. Singerly.
George Forbes, OF Woodstock,
Canada, has sold Blizzard anu o. K.
! to Mr.. Kidd, of Listowell. Blizzard il
bay horse by Onward, 2.254, out Of
Little Fortune. by Scott's Thomas. 0.
K. is a 3 year old by Brown Wilkes
out of the dam of Oliver K, 2. 164.
The stallion Anteeo, record 2.16t,
by Electioneer, dam Columblne by A.
w. Richmond was purchased for $780,
600 by s. A. Browne 81 Co.. of Kala-
mazoo, and M. r. Bissell, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, at Lexington. KY. on
Thursday Feb, 21st.
| Mr.. D. T. Pulsifer, the we'll known
turfman, has transferred hi, entire lot
Of broodmares and the stallion Punster.
by King Ban, dam Puzzle. to Hon. j.
| Fl. Mulligan, of Lexington, who is
going into the breeding business quite
extensively.
ID. B. Harrington stakes that the
Hudson River Driving Park Associa-
tion has fecided to give TWO guarantee
stakes of S5U00 each, with 6 per cent.
entrance fee. at the summer meeting
in August. The classes will be 2.24
and $50, payable in four payments OF
S75.
The chestnut stallion Colonel
| West, by Almont out or the dam Of
the PAGER Billy S., 2.144, has been pur-
chased by DR.. LyfOrd, Of Minneapolis,
from T. G. Roberts. OF st. Joseph,
Mo- This horse is the sire Of Lorene,
g 153; Westmont, 2.24; MaOIe H.,
229; and others.
When Merrill & Scott, sold tlei:
half Interest IN Patron it was stipula-
ted that they should receive two OF the
first foals got by him at the Forest
City Farm. The ones selected were
the 6llies Patti Hunter and Sequel.
Patti Hunter IS out of the famous pac-
ing mare Matte Hunter. while S-quel's
dam was Secret, 2.20k, by Strathmore
out of daughter OF the mare that
produced Tucker, 2 10.
The value Of trOtting bred colt;
will soon be largely determined by the
number and value of lis stake engage.
ments. Th s is already the case with
running bred youngsters Entries fol
the stakes of the National Association
of Trottlng Horse Breeders will close
on March IL at the Secretary's Cfflce,
room l31, No. l Broadway, New York
cltv, These stakes are open TO the
world. the only qualification necessary
being that nominations must be owned
by members, or the get OF stallion;
owned or stood by members Of the as
ISOLATION. Ten stakes Will be decided
at Detroit next September. one in 1890,
five In 1891, and two IN 1892.
The trotters are. getting "on top"
Twelve of them sold for $l7l 600. an
average of S14,25O. Mr.. Allen, OF
Massachusetts. paid $1,000 for seven
horses -taree year olds, three 2 year
olds, all 10y Guy Wilkes, and one
year old mare out Of the dam OF Sable
Wilkes. The youag n.are Bosque
Bonita was sold to a foreigner for
Sic, 600; the bay mare M } Jansen alsc
brought $4,000, and 80 d Blue Grass
Hambleton IAN. On THURSDAY Feb,. 81.
Anteeo (2.164) was sold for $4,000,