The national leader., 1889-03-30
HORSE NOTES.

stable at Harrodsburg, Ky.
Robert Crouch has begun to jog
some of the horses at the Elkton
Stock Farm, near Elkton, Md.
Nora, by Smeggler, dam by Rob-
ert Bonner, will be campaigned by W.
Van Valkenburg this year.
Old Deck Wright was sold to w.
W. French, of Toronto. Ont, for 5000
after the Collingswood meeting.
-Shaner will not ride for the
Preak1ess stable. Hughes will don the
black and yellow sleeve and cherry cap
this year.
Henry Simon, of Louisville, KY,
has sold pair of 2 year old trotters to
John Gilbert, of birmingham, Ala. /,
for S2500.
d. 7. Pulsifer, of New York. has
purchased of j. w. Daily the chestnut
hlly Veda, years, by Blue Eyes, dam
Vienna. by Vandal.
&c. W. Archer, President of the
Rochester Driving Course, of ROches-
ter N. Y, and Ira E. Bride, OF Chi
rcago, have been taking in the races at
New Orleans.
Mr. W. f. Todd. of Calais, Me-,
recently refused an offer from Ken
lucky breeder Of 5000 each for the use
OF four Of Emeline's daughters for one
year,
In the race for the Grand Inter
national Hurdle Handicap. at Broy-
don. Eng, on March II, Alceus, by
Galapln. with l57 pounds. was winner,
with Banter, by Sir Bevys, second.
w. 3. Jennings, Leesburg, Va,
has purchased OF Clapham Smith, Bal
timore. the bay mare Maggie Duffy.
foaled 1878 by Charley Howard, dam
Emma, by Australian, in foal to
GabeIlunzle.
-ocoggan Brothers, Louisville, KY,
nave lost from Distemper the yearling
chestnut colt by Buchanan. dam Meta
lei. (dam Of KimbalD. by Harry of the
West, out of Louisiana B., by Daniel
Boone.
R. A. Swigert, Lexington. KY,
has sold to Z. w. Batbgate, Fordham,
N. Y, the bay colt Varius, foaled
1887, by Virgil. dam Chinook. by
'Glenelg, out of Notice, by Lexington.
The Stonewall Farm which Mr..
Shuts leased at Lexington. KY, con-
tains 375 acres. The brood mares and
stations will be sent there next month
from Parkville. Long Island.
-Lathrop. 1929, bay colt, by Prin-
~ceps. dam Quinque, [sister to Hun
tress, 2204, Trio, 2,234. and Sister.
2.30D. by Volunteer, has been sold to
John Chrisman, of Paris, Ill.
The Lafferty Pool bill. legalizlng
betting on race tracks, is sailing along
prosperously through the Pennsylya-
MIA Legislature, with every prospect of
Il speedy passage By big majority.
The National half-mile track and
agricultural fair association has ex-
plunged from It's rules the clause per-
uniting the suppression of time when
soWer than 2 45.
james E. KeIly's new race track
near Elizabeth, n. j., it is said, will
4De one of the most perfect Of its kind
aver constructed. 1t is very faVorably
located. being only q mile from Eliza
beth on the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and hence will enable trains
to land and return passengers from and
10 New York with great expedition.
Mr.. T. j. Rose, in the great Kel-
i0gg horse sale at New York city re-
Gently, realized nearly Sl20.OQ0 from
his consignment. This shows what
ray be accomplished ty juditiousIy
developing horses and booming sire
s&nd family in a legitimate manner. A
2 year old does not walk out Of the
woods unheralded and sell for S26, O0U.
Windsor, 2.29, by Major Ander-
son. dam by May D,y. Jr., died at the
Twin Springs Farm on the 215t ulJ.
EEe was foaled Ill 1868. and Was the
sire OF Windsor NJ. 2.2n4; Prince,
2.26; General Living. 2.274i Frank
ITinch, 2 274; LIZZIE f., 2.z14 and
many otlier well-knOWn performers in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The English mare Peri. recently
purchased by Mrs. Langtry aud sent to
her ranch at MiddletoWn, Lake county,
Cal, died on February IL. She was
by Holgnby (son of Lord C!ifden, dam
Hannah. by King Toml, dam Fairy
5elIe, by Wingrave, and her breeding
was so exceedingly fashionable that
something was expected from her.
Entries for the Wilmington Fair,
Wilmington, DEL, which will open on
September 2 next and continue until
the 7th inclusive of that month, will
close on May /. The following purses
are offered: Diamond City stakes,
2.33 class, trotters. purse, $lOU0; Bran
DIVINE stakes, 800 class. trotters.
purse, $500; European Hotel stakes,
800 class, PAGERS. purse. $500; War
ner's Combination stakes, foals OF
1886 or younger. purse, $500, and
Breeders stakes, OF 1887 or younger,
purse, $500.
-Erdenheim Farm announces the
Eeath of one OF tue best known of
Americas great thoroughbred mares,
the mare Waltz, Ill tie 22d year of her
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