Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-22
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CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.I
LEXINGTON, KY, December 20.-The
racing season of 1889 is about at an end and
therefore the races run from now on will not
alter, to any appreciable extent, the figures
compiled to date on the winners These
figures show that the leading winning stall
lion for this season is William L. Scott's
imported horse Rayon dor. He is closely
followed by the dead imported Prince
Charlie, late the property Of Daniel Swigert,
while the third place is occupied by Frank
b. Harper's great LongfelloW. Rayon
d,Or's get won the enormous sum Of $172-
S97. Prince Charles S1B9, ,546 and Longfellow's
s140016 The biggest winner was Chaos, by
Rayon dor, he capturing $6S. $50 in stakes and
purses. A college where young men are taught
| the mysteries of the turf would be rather
unique institution, but, right here in Lexing-
| ton, there is place which can lay distinction
to being something of the kind. That place is
Eagles coal yard, as no less than eight of the
clerks that have been employed there
are now or have been in the employ
of various Eastern and Western bookmakers
as clerks. or in auction rooms as booksellers
| They are julie, Dick and Ollie Byrne, John
Quinn, Dan Feely, Lee Clark, John Nc
Laughlin and Albert Hollencamp. This can be
accounted for in part by the fact that the late
E. E. Eagle, the proprietor Of the coal yard,
was great admirer of turf sports and owned
bred and raced some good ones Besides for
long time Mr. Eagle was Secretary of the Ken
tucky Association.
The string of horses belonging to Lyle Sim
mons, consisting Of Milton, King. Fortune and
Queen Of Trumps, has returned home from the
South, and will go into winter quarters at the
Kentucky Association course here. Milton has
made splendid showing. having won nine
races this year, and his last four starts all
victories. He bears no sign of his hard cam
paign. and ought to develop into grand 8-year-
old. Unfortunately, however, he has rather
few big stake engagements.
THE PROMISING sTALLIoNS.
The books of that promising young stallion.
George Kinney, are already full for next season
at $50. The first of his get appeared ON the
turf this year and all of them proved winners.
They are Flyaway, Mt. Lebanon, Cecil B. Gray
years old, and the showing made by him in the
stud is truly remarkable. He cost his present
owner, Norvin T. Harris, of Louisville, $4,000
Judging by the performance Of his get. he
amount During his career on the turf he won
$50 875 in stakes and purses. In q trial of year
llngs at the Association course this week the
imported lin utero) brown colt by the Rake
dam Imp. Flora Macdonald, by Knight of the
Garter, showed his heels to several of his stable
companions in q three-eighths scramble, cover
ing the distance with 10a pounds up in 88 sec
onds. The turfmen who witnessed the exhibi-
ton all predict that his career on the turf
will be nothing but q sensational one. and
by all He was foaled at the Runnymede dttId
and sold at its sale last spring 10 McClelland q
Rooche for $525, and these gentlemen, to dis
solve partnership, disposed Of him at recent
sale here for s.. 600, John E. Madden, this city,
being the purchaser He is we'll engaged in
important stakes both as 2year-old and as q
S-year-old.
James Carter, who trained the ]. K. Merib-
ben & Co. string of horses the past season, has
signed a contract to handle the horses Of Ruddy
Brothers. Chicago, next year.
Talbot Bros. have conferred the following
names on their yearlings which will comprise
the 2year-old division of their stable next year:
Lena Q to full sister to the Lioness; Miss
Hawkins to full sister to Miss Motley; Brutus
to full brother to Bay Ridge and Washburn,
and Mount Joy to half brother to Mount Leb-
anon by Pontiac. Lena e and Miss Hawkins
are spoken of sboth being fllies of unusual
promise, while Brutus is a most promising
youngster and Mount Joy bids fair to earn
distinction as turf performer. In addition to
these the 3-year-old fillies Lillian Lindsay and
Martha Page and the old mare Catalpa
charge OF the well-knoWn young trainer Will
McDaniels. He is son of the late David Nc.
Daniels the trainer of the famous Harry Bas-
sett and other noted horses
MR.. YOUNG'S PURCHASE.
Mr.. Young's recent purchase, Macdutf, will
probably be used only as private stallion at
McGrathlana next year, as will also Onondaga.
year. no less than 16 of his 2year-olds having
proved winners, as follows: Dilemma, Folly
Grace Ely, Veronica, Henry Mack, Hopeful
Lizzie D., Milton, Outlook, Outright Ballet
colt, Portlaw, Sena, Onaway, Semaphore and
Onward. No other horse ever sired 50 many
2.year-old winners in single season.
Charley Newton, the wel-known member of
Mr.. Gardner's staff of turf reporters, VINO has
been laid up tor six months with an injured
foot and from the effects of which injury he
has been several times recently at the point Of
death, Is now nearly well and will be able to
soon again assume his duties on the race circuit
The bookmal1ng firm of Claypoole & Co.. of |
Columbus, O., lis said to have cleared $4,000 the
past season. This firm next year, as during the |
past season, will book in the East as well as in
the West Frank Phillips, of Chicago. will |
again be on the box for them. Other firms that |
have done well this year were P. A. Brady, of |
this city, and Applegate Co, of Louisville, |
Wheelock, who is the biggest plunger on the |
Western turf, did not more than make ex-
penses The yearling brother to Outbound in |
Brown Dicks stable has been doing some fast |
work lately reeling of quarters in "a seconds, |
and this week he went three furIongs in 371% |
seconds This is about as good as Protection |
showed at the same age, and Dick thinks he |
will make an exceeding smart 2-year-old.
TRoTTNG GOSSIP.
George G. White, proprietor Of the Chicken
Cock stud farm, near Paris, KY. has bought at |
a fancy price the hghly-bred black stallion Clay
Wilkes, years old, by George Wilkes; first |
dam by American Clay; second dam the dam |
of Howard, 2.271z, and Jef Wilkes, 22g1<. He |
was owned by the Prospect Hill farm |
in Pennsylvania. Besides thh stallion Mr.. |
White owns the celebrated Victor Won Bis |
marck the sire Of the great unbeaten Edge |
mark. 2:l6 as 4year-old, who won all his races |
as yearling. q 2year-old and 8-year-old. Clay |
Wilkes will be campaigned next year after he |
serves a limited number Of mares. w. r |
Brostield and ]. W. Samuels Of this city, have |
leased the old KirkleVngton farm, near this |
and it will be transformed into stock farm. |
with Bonnie McGregor. 2lS1S, at the head of |
the stud. His sire, Robert McGregor. 2:1715,
will also probably do stud service there, buthis
books are already full for next year at $500 OF /
the horses that have sold for $4,000 and over
this year John E. Madden, of this city, for /
vnarlv c1tizen of Pennsylvania has ownad