St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-15

indeed, of the Australian ring make
more than living, as proof of which
l need only ask you to tell me how many
of them are rich men. The fortunes
made by bOokmakers in these colonies
are few and far between.
The much-talked-of race between G,
j. Hamlin's brown mare, Belle Hamlin.
2:13I, and Sire Bros bay geldlng,
Harry Wilkes, 2:1S1a, hus been def
nitely arranged. and will take place at
Buffalo, N. Y, during the coming
grand circuit meeting early in August.
The match will be for 50, 500 side and
5000 added by the track, the latter
amount to be divided, go per cent to the
Archer, of Rochester, will hold the
stakes, and each party will put up
forfeit of $1,000. Probably no race of
the year will excite greater interest. 1t
Is thought in the East that the mare
will be the favorite, but judging from
the reports of the way Harry Wilkes Is
moving this year he will not be at
loss for hackers.
The well known and valuable stallion
j, owned by N. r. Derby & Bro, of
Burlington, To-, on July l, in some UNI
accountable way, broke one of his fore
legs while in his boXstall, and died soon
after from lockjaw. He was twenty
years old, and among the numerous
trotters sired by him are Logan Chief,
2:3S4, and Charley Boy, 2:25al, owned
by +. j. Berry, of Chicago. l was
universally known and admired in Des
Moines and neighboring counties, and
his loss is deeply regretted by all horse
owners and breeders, who extend con-
dolence to the Messrs. Derby.
LII. O., U
bookmaker, is reported to have kept in
hiding among the sailor boarding houses
of that city for several days after the
Derby was run, and then taken passage
on a steamer for New Zealand with
$4,000 in his possession. His numerous
California victims are properly very
sore over the smooth rascaPS work.
The Chicago Harseman, in giving its
report of the Minneapolis races at Min
nehaha park in the last issue of that
paper. states that Brittle Silver, the
winner of the 2:3O trot, was sired by
Alexander de Graff's). This is mis-
take. He was sired by Hamdallah,
owned by Graves Brothers, of
Rochester.
At Bay District track, San Francisco,
Orrin Hickok has string of eighteen,
among them being the famous STAN
boul, 2:1419. and the PAGER AdoniS,
three-year-old record 2:l44. Il. H.
Griffin has six, mostly youngsters, with
the PAGER Little Hopes, 2:21, a four-year-
old son of Elector.
Lewis j. Watson, West Liberty, To-,
has purchased from Nj. T. Grattan, of
Isinours, Mimi, the bay yearling colt
Watson's Morgan, by uerod, dam by
Trample;' second dam by Kramer's
Rainbow; third dam by Culver's Nor
gan: fourth dam the running mare
Phoenix. "
Judge Walter !. Hayes, of Clinton,
To-, has purchased from Missouri par
ties the brood mare Lady Compton, by
Mambrino Patchen. dam by imported
Sharpcatcher; second dam the dam of
Mary Mambrino, dam of Elvira, 2:1SA.
and granddam of Patron, 2:144.
The English stallion Muncester is
dead. He was by Doncester, and was
1877. His owner, Robert Peck. last
year refused an offer of $4,000 for the
| horse.
Both Mclaughlin and George Hank
| kins, the proprietor of the Chicago
stable, deny the statement that the
| former desired to sever his connection
with the Chicago stable as head jockey.
Of the seventeen toalS dropped by
Miss Russell, the dam of the invincible
Maud S, only two are dead. 1t is esti-
mated that her living produce represent
valuation of not less than $3OO,O90
Mascot, two years old, by STEAMBOAT,
that was sold at auction last spring for
$4,000 to Marcus Daily, of Montana,
has shown quarter in 50 seconds.
John Lonn, of La Porte, Ind, has
| sold the promising pacing mare Flora
l., to gentleman at Clinton, 10.
The New York Sun says that Robert
| Bonner has not made all offer of any
kind for AXtell, 2:l51a, or even coHtem-
| plated making one.