St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Wisconsin Horse Breeders as
sociation held meeting at Milwaukee,
Wis, Dec. 81, for the election of Off
GERS. Alfred Uihlein, of Milwaukee,
and Jackson |. Case, Edward ID. Bither
and w. t. Williams, OF Racine, were
elected members of the association.
III. d. Mckinney, il. Case, c.. Roys,
and |. Downs were elected members of
the executive board for three years. At
the meeting of the executive board
John l.. Mitchell was unanimously re-
elected president. Jackson |. Case was
elected secretary in place of j. q. Boyd,
who refused another terms. The Offices
of secretary and treasurer were con-
SOlidated. j. /. Case was elected first,
II. d. Mckinney second and E. II.
Brodhead third vice president. The
president appointed 81. d. Mckinney,
j. G. Boyd and Edward Bi1her COM
mittee on stakes, and A. Uihlein auditor
of the treaSurer'S accounts.
An important sale of trotters to South
American parties was concluded last
week which will transfer the famous
geldings Spofford, by Kentucky Prince,
and Gov. Hill, by Star Edmond, to the
Southern Hemisphere. The latter was
sold for $4,000, but the price paid for
Spofford is not stated. They have
lately been worked together as team
by John E. Turner. Spofford, who was
owned by J. 3. Hollston. was the Win
ner of the great $4,000 purse at Hart
ford last season, and the price paid for
him was probably more than $4,000.
l.. J. Rose, the great breeder of Los
Angeles, says: "For training track |
prefer three-quarter of mile track
with quarter-mile turns. That is, the
turns are the same as on mile track,
and the stretches are shorter. Any
horse can trot on a straight stretch, but
he must learn the turns. The three
quarter mile track is less trouble to care
for, and if a colt shows me good mile
at home l am sure he will do as we'll or
better Oh the longer stretches on the
public track"
Adelaide, 2:1s. has been consigned by
Budd Doble to Brasfield & Co.'s breed
ers' sale at Lexington. Ky. When on
the track Adelaide was one of the best
performers of her year, 1885. She won
forty-two heats better than $50. five of
them better than 2:20. She is by one
of the best sons of HambletOnian 10 and
out of speed-producing dam, her dam
having produced also Milo. 2:21. She is
now bred to the great Bonnie Nc
Gregor, 2:16, and is in foal.
j. /. Case has sold the, trotting horse
James &, $50, to a. j. Feck, Of SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, for $1,000. The animal was
purchased by parties residing at Frank
fort, Germany, and will be shipped to
that country. James & is a chestnut,
fifteen and half hands high. He was
foaled in 1881, and was bred by William
II. Godfrey, of Dixon, Ill.
Ed Bither. who is the trainer at Mr..
Cases farm, Racine. Wis, writes that
he commenced to jog Jay-Eye-See last
Saturday. and find that he is himself
again. The fast gelding severed a
main artery near his foot OH some sharp
substance in the pasture few weeks
ago and nearly bled to death before dis
covered.
Bras6eld & Co. state that they have
so many entries for their breeders sale
at Lexington that they will have to COM
meuce the auction on Monday, Feb. II,
instead of on Tuesday. as at first an
nounced. Scores of well-known breed
ers are represented in the sale, and over
400 horses will pass under the hammer.
The crazy mare Catchfly: 2.1Sl<<, now
twelve years old, is owned by Col. Pep
per, of South Elkhorn, Ky. She will be
bred to Onward shortly. Catchily. when
campaigned, was so unmanageable that
she was driven with pulleys on the
shafts so that she could be lifted off her
feet when necessary.
"Knapsack" McCarty. who drove
Geneva S last season. says that she will
trot in 2:15 next year. He recently sold
half interest in the mare to W. r. Nc
Kean, president of the Vandalia rnad6!
KNAPP is trying TO buy Matte Ii, full
sist.Hc.. &c G Geneva s.
The California stallion JUNO, by
Electloneea, ara Jim l., by Dan Voor-
| hoes, will in all probability meet in a
matcn-race before next spring. The
owner of the former is out with chal-
,ienge, and is willing to trot for any
I amount up to $1,000.
Mr.. Backman has selected the design
| for the monument of Green Mountain
Maid, and it will not be many months
before tall and graceful Shaft OF rec