The national leader., 1889-03-02
HORSE NOTES.
The approaches to Jerome Park
are being improved. Y


are being improved. =
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 2, Dy 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-
delpnla who went to Woodward's big
sale or trotters, at Lexington, are
expected home on Thursday February
21st.
Captain S. s. Brown has been
asked by George Hankins to name
price on his Captains Brown entire
stable, with the single exception of
Troubadour.
j. E. Madden, of Philadelphia, has
sold to II. NJ. Davis, of Chicago, the
black gelding Wilkins, years old, by
George Wilkes. dam By Mambrino
1aeCuol, Aur P1,OVU.
---Darnes 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. T. S.,
2.l99, by MelrOSe, has been sold by L.
Sweet, of HOosick Falls, n. Y. to the
agents OF German hOrseman tor the
reported sum of $4,000.
Champagne Charlie, the crack 2
year old UfslaSt 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 sprlng. Adonis, Gold
Leaf, AlmOnt Patchen, Yolo Maid and
Johnston are asked to start.
The highest priced animal sold at
the Bras6eld sale was the bay 2 year
old filly Lady Prospect, by Lord Rus.
sell. dam Prospect Maid, 2.237. by
George Wilkes. Price, $1,000
The bay filly Mary Linn, by Mes
senger 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 VIII
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
ittlo Fortnpo hu GoOttta Thnmnu n
K. Is a year old by Brown Wilkes
out of the dam of Oliver K 2 164.
The stallion Anteeo, record 2.16f,
by Electioneer, dam Columblne by a.
w. Richmond was purchased for $780,
600 by s. A. Browne & Co.. of Kala-
maZoo, and M. r. BisseIl, OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, at Lexington. KY. on
Thursday Feb, 21st.
Mr.. D. T. Pulsifer. the we'll known
turfman, has transferred his entire lot
Of broodmares and the stallion Punster.
by King Ban, dam Puzzle. to Hon. j.
II. 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 decided 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 2.30, 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 DIR. Lyford, of Minneapolis,
from T. G. Roberts. of ot. Joseph,
Mo. This horse is the sire Of Lorene,
2. 15a; Westmont, 224; MaOle H.,
2.29; and others.
When Merrill 81 Scott, sold tlei
half interest IN Patron it was stipuia
ted that they should receive two OF the
first foals got by him at the Forest
CITY Farm. The ones selected were
the fllies Patti Hunter and Sequel.
Patti Hunter IS ouG of the famous pac.
ing mare Matte Hunter, while SrQuel's
dam was Secret, 2.204, 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 It's stake engage.
ments. Th 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 office,
room 131, No. 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 stations
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 ION top"
Twelve of them sold for Sill GOO, Al
average of S14,250. Mr.. Allen. OF
Massachusetts. paid 100000 for seven
horses -tnree year olds, three 2 year
olds. all uy Guy Wilkes, and one
year old mare out Of the dam OF Sable
Wilkes. The young mare Bosque
Bonita was sold to a foreigner for
$40 900; the bay mare Mary Jansen also
brought $4,000, and 80 did Blue Grass
Hambletonlan. On Thursday Feb. 2l,
Anteeo (2.164) was sold for $4,000,
and on the same day Bell Boy brought