Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-21
TURF TALK,

Sir Dixon has not been seen in public since
last fall
The work on the new race tracks at Mon
mouth which will make the course the longest
III America, and the surroundings the most
spacious, is being pushed with vigor for next
years opening.
Ed Bither, trainer at Hickory Grove, says
Jay-Eye-See has not been started up this
season, but is looking and acting well. He is
not prepared 10 say as vet what he viii DO
with him. Brown VIII be permitted to trot a
few races this fall, and. barring accident, will
trot in the national stallion stakes of $4,000
at Boston in September.
Noah Armstrong values Spokane ct So
co.,
The three placed horses in the American
Derby were all full brother or sister to a
stake winner. Spokaues brother, Gray
Cloud, was good race horse, and wen sew
eral stakes, while c. II. Todd, the brother to
Sorrento, captured the American Derby 10
1887, and Retrieve's brother, Montrose, won
the Kentucky Derby in the same year.
"A great international trotting match
will take place in connection with the Paris
big prizes of about 50, 900 each viii be offered
for saddle and harness classes. The distance
will be between three and four miles, and the
races viii be open TO all
L. E. Myers, the famous foot racer, who
has he'd some success with the horse Lord
Beaconsfeld, has purchased the lilly Cara
Mia from August Belmont for 1909
During the past year in England twenty
six yearlings were sold at prices ranging
from $500 to $4,000, and one youngster Of
the same age brought about $4,000.
August Belmont's winnings for the season
foot up about SG5, 900 50 far His Suburban
day winnings amounted to 81, $40.
The American Derby was Spokane's fourth
race and third win this year, and his net
winnings amount to s24,170
The most diminutive colt ever foaled in
Colorado, that lived, was one dropped by
Black Bess, an aged trotter now living in her
old ago on Jerry Coulehans Wheat Ridge
farm Thes colt was sired by Hirsh's Bel
mont, and when born weighed but twelve
pounds avordupofs 1t is now three weeks
old and doing fnely-#il make horse of
himself yet
A man in Garrett county. W. Va, paid
$50 for horse that had false tail and
glass eye.
D. j. Mccarthy says he would have won
$50, 900 had Sorrento won the American Der
by.
The Dwyer brothers have changed thei,
methods with Hanover He is given few
hard trials and more slow work
a good story is told OF a noble lord in con
nection with recent Scotch racing meeting.
Ee was carving for his guests in rear of his
drag, In the good old style, when stout
country woman came past and, producing
her purse, said to his lordship: "Hech, mon.
are We the man that sells meacr'
The dam of the great English S-year-old
Donovan, Howerina, was foaIed in Denmark
and taken 10 England She was put in
selling race, and claimed for =, 60
The Victoria Racing club, Of Australia,
viii give Sl3S, 200 in added money this year
The total amount Of money that passed
through the mutuals at Sheepshead Bay on
Suburban day was sT16,JG5, OF which the
clubs percentage amounted 10 s., S28 This,
added 10 the 1880 paid for betting priv
ileges by the ssveDty-fve bookmal,ers pres
emit, makes a total profit Of 1882 from the
betting sources