The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-01-18
THE TURF.
A Few Timely Notes About Horses ana
TurTmen Whom all Know.

| ton, KY, next February, his grand
Young horse, Neatwood (by NutwoOdl,
also the mare Fugalia (by Happy
Medium). They are good ones and
should bring a long price.
Charlie Mckinney, foreman OF the
Cation Stock Farm, was in town yes
terday, and reportsal! the horses doing
well, and that, as usual, Trainer
Thomas will put few in the $50 list.
The stockholders meeting of the OF
tawa Driving Park Association will
take place tomorrow evening at 3
o'clock at the Clifton House. Three
directors are to be elected in place OF
G. w. Irion, n. Il. Gedney, Jr,, and
w. w. Taylor whose terms expire.
"Vigilant," in recent issue OF the
Shirt of the Times, says of our former
townsman: "Dr. Sheppard, the we'll
known veterinarian, has his card IN
this weeks Spirit. 1t was only two
years ago last May that Johnny Camp,
bell asked us to put in good word
for Sheppard. Nobody knows him
here. but he's the best vet | ever
knew" Sheppard has made great
progress since then. He has a monopoly
of the race-horSe practice. 1t was ne
who saved The Bard's life when that
great horse was at deaths door, in the
summer of 1887. 1t was he who saved
FL Rio Rev when the California phe-
nomenon was low at Westminster, IN
November. DR.. Sheppard is a mem
Der of the Royal College OF England,
and Fellow of the London V. M. AS
ISOLATION. He has established COM
modous intirmary at Sheepshead Bay,
and horses located there have his con-
slant care. DR.. A. w. MearS Is aSs0-
ciated with him. Suffice to say that
no veterinarian has ever so completely
absorbed the racing practice, and he
can refer to most of the trainers ana
owners for endorsement.
Plenty of trOtting meetings In LII
nOis this year, Aurora, Peoria, Far
bury, Springfield, Elgin, Decatur and
several other places giving meetings
previous to those of the Illinois Val
ley Circuit. Then many more are TO
follow. TITS rumored that the colt
stakes are liable to be dropped here
this season and perhaps a few running
races given in their place.
Robert Steele, of Philadelphia, eX-
poets to give his stallion, Antevolo,
2:l94 (by Electioneer), a record of 2:l3
or 2:l4 next season. AnteyolO was
separately timed amile in 2:l6 in his
race against Harry Wilkes.
L. n. SchOenfeld, of New York City,
has decided not to campaign Longfel-
low Whip, 2:20t, next year, but will
place him in the stud in charge OF
James ID. Speers, of Peoria, ILL.,, to
whom he has been shipped.
Mt. Kirby, of Jerseyville, ILL.,, owns
a colt five and half months old that
paced an eighth of mile in 22t
seconds, a 1858 gait. Its sire is Ber-
muda, 2:2Ot, and its dam is Baby Mine,
2:274. This colt is destined to become
a shining example of the developed
sire and dam theory.
81 would not mind wagering a trif1e
that if he was prepared for it PalO
Alto could run mile in LAP, was the
remark of a Californian just before the
son of Electioneer reduced his trottlng
record to 2:12t.
The trOtting mare LOttie w., 2:2l,
by Clark Chieftain, dam Judea, by
MambrinO Archey, has just been sold
by e. l.. Rowe, of Dayton, o., for
$4,000. The purchaser was A. j. Feek,
anu IT, - Sdlu SIN VIII NC ohiPPS" w
Germany.
Frank Latta, Haw Patch, Ind, has
sold to j. f. Lewis, Fairbury, ILL.,, for
81 800, the promising bay colt Sherbet,
Oil, by Sherman, 2:231, son of George
Wilkes, dam Jet by creole, son of law
Patch; second dam by Masterlode.
Prof. Fred Smith, of the Army
Veterinary School at Aldershot, says
that the compression to which the
navicular bones of the fore limbs are
exposed are something enormous. A
horse weighing 1000 pounds throws
1877! pounds more weight on his fore
legs than on his hind, and the total
amount on both is 900 pounds or 300
on each leg. In addition to this carry
ing more weight on the fore legs than
on his hind ones, they are quickerused
for the start and the first pulling
along. If he slips with these there is
no progress in the walk or trOt. With
the gallop it is different, for the hind
legs are the chief propelling force.
Strong, sound fore legs, therefore, are
absolute essentials, and the greatest
attention should be paid to them,
especially when horses are to be used
on hard country roads or town pave
ments. For such work those with high
knee action are nOtSpecially desirable,
for on account of their striking the
ground with extra force they soon give
way and render the horse useless for
any work except that on farms free
from stony soil.-Breeder and Sports
man.
l.. A. Davies authorizes me to SAY
that he will match Roy Wilkes for any
amount from 81 ,00Oup to 81, 800 against
any trotter or PAGER owned west Of the
Missouri River, the race to take place
prior to Feb 10: the race to take place
over the Bay District track. The
reason for naming such an early date
is because the horse will make "A stud
season at Pleasanton after the time
Neutrality-suspicious. Gossip.
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