St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

J. b. Haggin was in Chicago Wednes-
day, Ell route from California to New
York. He says the weather has been
favorable in California turing the Win
ter, and the stock throughout the state
is reported in excellent condition. In a
brief allusion to the Washington Park
meeting he casually remarked that he
had several still left in the American
Derby, and from the present appear
anceS and movements of two of them,
either will have very little trouble in
beating Sam Bryant's much-tslked
about Proctor Knott-and they'll be
there when the drum taps for the start
in the rich event.
W. r. Allen has purchased from ].
V. Striker, Springfield, H., the bay
mare June Rose, seven years old, by
Kentucky Prince, out Of ATLANTA, by
Messenger Duroc, and she out of Flora
Gardiner, dam of Guy, 2:12, and the bay
mare Gautama, by Auditor. out of Cos
sip, by Princeps. and she out of Jael,
by Delmonico. Both are in foal by Nut
wood, and in the spring they will be
tran sferred to Allen farm. The young
stock which Mr.. Allen sent South in
charge of Fuller, arrived at Columbus,
Ga, in good shape.
dead Billet, and Glenelg and Longfel-
low, the two leading sires of America,
have won combined 1906 races and 81,
0O0,O53 in stakes and purses. OF the
three, Glenelg leads. as he does all llv-
ing stations, his get having won LOCO
of the races and 1896, 465, while Biilets
won 800 races and $592,203, and Long
fellows captured 951 races and $5Sl.3S
j. E. Corrigan, of Milwaukee. Wis,
has purchased from Mortimer McRob-
erts, of Chicago, the bay mare Nanny
Thorn and her four foals by McRobertS'
Venture, an inbred son of Daniel Lam
bert. Nanny Thorn is by Hamlet, dam
by American Star. She has had seven
foals, and is the dam of Thornless,
2:1S11S, and Little Thorn, 2:23114.
Milton Young, MeGrathiana Stud,
Lexington. KY, has purchased from
Dwyer Bros, Brooklyn, n. Y, the
black stallion Pontiac, by Pero Gomez,
out of Imported Agencria SISTER to Pr
Zarro), by Adventurer, for $4,000. Pom
tiac won eleven races, including the
first renewal of the suburban handicap.
He will be placed III the stud at Nc
Grathiana.
The Philadelphia Record says there
seems to be much dissatisfaction among
the new subscribers of the Belmont
Driving club owing to several persons
championing Phipps and Bair for les
sees. Belmont seems to he dangerous
track, since according to BARS state
ment he was garrOted out of $1,000 on
the back-stretch in broad daylight.
4 dispatch from Detroit states that
the opponents of Daniel j. Campan.
president of the Detroit Driving club,
hGlh nd &c
to GUST him from the presidency of the
club at the annual meeting, which is to
be held this evening. They propose to
put Fred A. Baker, lawyer, in his
place.
j. l.. Brown, of Westerly, R. l., owner
of Mount Morris, who during the sea-
son of 1888 obtained record of 2:lG19,
writes that yearling by Nutbourne
trOtted half mile in l: 21, led behind
sulky last fall. Mr.. Brown owns this
gearing, and he says that he is the
handsomest colt he ever saw.
T. G. Babcock states that "Smuggler
is feeling fine. The king of the turf
shows no signs of decay, and is TO be
given the chance of his life. Already
his daughters are wanted for brood
mares. Col. Russell has abiding faith
in omuggler, having purchased num-
Der Of his get lately.'
w. B. Nimmons, Button. Ind., has
scld f. Rockefel Ter, Cleveland, o., the
bay tilly Mona Nutwood, by Nutwood
(2:1S%O, dam Maud Granger, by Abdal-
lab Pilot; second dam Lady Carr dam
OF Ambassador. 2:2114 Alcandre.2 :26Z,
and Strathblane, 2:3414), by American
Clay.
Since the first of the present year
three trotting stations have been pur-
chased by Kentucky breeders for COM
bined sum of $751; They are Senti-
mel Wilkes, bought by W. c. France for
$500: Norval, bought by r. P. Pep
per for $4,000, and King Wilkes, bought
by A. J. Alexander for $4,000.
S. J. Steele. East Saginaw. Mich, the
owner of So-Long, 2:274, by Erelong,
one of the stations at Waters Stock
farm, Genoa Junction, Wis, visited that
farm last week and bought two fine
Erelong FLIES. He says So-Long will
beat 800 next year without any trouble.
Otto Kick busch, Wausau, Wis. ha