The national leader., 1889-02-16
HORSE NOTES.

Club has been organized.
The price paid far Arab. 2.15. by
John Shepard. of Boston, is said to have
been $4,000
MIR. Griffin, the noted race track
shaper, says he will make Belmont
track faster than it ever was.
The sales of young stock at the
Forest City Farm during the month
of January amounted to S12, 100.
Andy Mccarthy was not allowed
to ride at New Orleans because Of hav-
ing been ruled OFF at Guttenburg some
weeks ago.
John s. Clark has sold Prodigal.
the year old brother of Patron, 2. 144,
to Marcus DAILY, of Anaconda, Mont.,
for $40, 900.
The bay geldlng Ten Doy, 5years.
by Regent, dam Miss Ella, died at New
York recently from Inflammation OF
the bowels.
The st, Louis Jockey Club will
hang up Sic. 900 guaranteed purse for
$50 trOtters. the race to he decided
during the fall meeting.
dan" Green, brother to 'Jlmmy''
Green. who is located at the Gentle
mems Driving Park. is with Mr. J. p.
SAultz, at Parkville. Long Island.
The Messrs. Morris, of Wrstches-
ter. have purchased of Mr.. Wyndham
Walden the chestnut flly Holiday, 3
years, by imp. Hopeful Minnie Mac,
by Planet.
-Thirty-six horses, the get of Rayon
dor, last season started 526 times,
winning SO races and S75 595. Gypsy
Queen, with S13070 to her credit.
heads the list.
The price paid by Clay & Wood
ford for Sir Dixon is said to have been
$4,000. The Dwyer Bros, will not
deliver the horses until he all DO
through racing,
The famous brood mares Reina
Victoria and Flora Belle died on the
same day, February l. The latter was
25 years old, and her record of 2. 222
was made seventeen years ago.
In addition to the two 5000 stake
races to be given IN the fall, the Driv-
ing Club of New York has decided to
give Four Year Old Stake for fOals,
1885. 500 entrance and the club will
add $500.
The gray mare NOontlde, 2.20, by
Harold out of Midnight, dam OF Jay
Eye See(2. 10y, was sold as yearling at
WOodburn's auction sale, In 1875, for
$50 to colOred man, who afterward
sold her at slight advance.
j. G. Twyman, of Lexington, KY,
has purchas Of Thomas q. Mellow
ell, the year old gelding Argyle, by
Strathmore, dam by Knight OF st.
George. that won the matcn race with
Marmoset at Lexington On Friday,
February 1St.
The gray gelding D. *. W., that
trotted last season in California and
credited to A. w. Richmond, is none
other than Monte Cristo. 2.294 son of
Malta, by Swlgert. He was s>,ld two
years ago by Ed Bither. driver of Jay
Eye Sc, to California parties.
"A bill has been introduced in the
New York Legislature by Mr.. Kent
amending the Ives Pool bill by making
it unlawful to sell, make or register
French pools or combinations, or make
OF register bets by bookmaklng or by
any similar system or plan of pools and
bookmaking.
Buffalo Park will give three stake
events of $5OOU each for its meeting in
August. The classes are 222, 2.24,
2.27, and horses eligible on May 20,
when subscriptions close, will be eligl-
BILE for the races. The horses must be
named on July Is, when the third pay
ment falls due.
Recently W. r. Allen made another
addition to the brood mdreS at the
Allen Farm, having purchased from
j. V. SLryker, of Springfield. H., the
year old bay mare June Rose. by
Kentucky Prince, dam Atlanta, by
Messenger Duroc.
Matt Storms, who was seriously
injured in the Shohola railroad accl-
dent last August, in which a number
uf Mrs. Langtry's and Fred Gebhard's
horses were killed, is still cripple.
He is back in California, bnt was
forced to send away or dispose of his
horses.
j. w. Gray, as one of the commit
tee appointed by the National as.
sociation of Trottlng Horse Il BteeGers
to take charge of tue Hambletonian
monument fund, has issued a circular
calling for subscriptions. 1t is pro-
posed to erect ober the grave at Ches.
ter a life size bronze statue Of the great
trottlng horse progenitor.
The stallion Mohican. record 2.34,
owned by Mr.. McKeen, OF Terra
Haute, died at Edgewood stock farm
on Thursday February 7th. The
horse caught cold and death resulted
from congestion and kidney disease.
In February, 1887. Mr.. McKeen pur-
chased Mohlcan from J. D. Yeomans,
of Buffalo, paying $1,000 for hlm.
AT the annual meeting Of the De-
troit Driving Club, held on Tuesday
February 5th. D. J. Campau WAS cleo
ted President; G. M. Vail, Vice Presi-
dent; and Mayor Fridgoa. Treasurer
Directors, J. Nj. Mlllen, F. 4. Baker.
D. J. Campau, Mayor Pridgeon. G. M.
Vail, /. Freund and A. e. Brush. MT.
Campau is the right man In the right
place. The Treasurer's report showed
a net profit of $1,000 for 1888.
The Chicago stable of George Han
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