St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-18

Brewster, of the Washington Park club,
Chicago, are on trip East, taking in
the races at Saratoga and Monmouth
Park, and at the same time looking
after the interests of the great Western
racing association. Both the above
gentlemen we're trifle reticent as to
the future intentions Of their club be-
fore they left Chicago, but reports from
the East indicate that they unbelted to
their Eastern coadjutors, and the indi-
cations are that Chicago is to enjoy an
uneQualed racing carnival in 1898. Sec
rotary Brewster is reported as saying
that it is the intention of the Washing
ton Park club to give meeting extend
ing over ninety days from June l, and
to open a series of mammoth stakes, in
GLIDING Worlds Fair Derby, with
small entrance and large starting fee.
the club guaranteeing it to be worth
$4,000 to the winner. There will also
be stake for three-year-Old fillies, to
be named in honor of Queen Isabella,
to which $4,000 will be added, and the
Columbian Handicap, for all ages, guar
anteed to be worth $4,000 to the win
ner. A number of Chicago capitalists
have given the club assurances of cor
dial support, and encourage the officers
to proceed with their plans.
There will he a great gathering Of
trotters and PAGERS at Washington Park,
Chicago, this week, well nigh an UNI
precedented one. The great West does
things OIL a grand scale, ana for this
meeting there are no less than 269
entries, including the creme de la creme
of the season. Secretary Mckinney
writes: I'VE will have at Chicago the
greatest trotting meeting OF 1890, sure.
Come out" The entries for the purse
races and matches include, on the sec
ond day. the three-year-old stake, II
entries; on the third day, the four-year-
old stake, Is entries, and the 1926 stake,
IL entries; Oh the fourth day the two
year-old stake, % entries, and the $50
stake, IS entries; on the fifth day the
Futurity stake for three-year-olds, II
entries, and the three-year-Old Hopeful
stake. q entries.
Every person III Russia who has
horse is obliged to furnish certificate
of ownership. If horse is sold, this
certificate must be produced and trans
ferred to the name of the purchaser.
The one who sells horse is to he held
responsible for its good condition, and
he must return the purchase money and
pay fine if he deceiveS the buyer i'll
his representations of Its age or health.
If diseased animal is sold and infectS
the purchasers cattle, the seller must
pay all damages and be tried before
criminal court. How would that work
in this country? There certainly are
advantages in the requirements, and it
would be bad OH horse thieves and other
dishonest persons.
Broderick Cloete's nine yearlings
made remarkable average at Newman
ket, Eng, recently, nine of them selling
for 10,340 guineas, which is all average
of S5.745. There were three by Para
doX, Wheatsheaf'S yearling bringing
$10,50O. and the tilly out of Cherry sell
ing for $3.50; two by GalOpin; one each
out of Lady Emily, bringing $3.50, and
two by Springfield, BIoodstone's year.
ling by him bringing S15,50O. Baron
Hirsch bought the latter. Mr.. Cloete
made his debut on the turf with Para
doX-the Casuistry colt-in 1884. He
has large cattle ranch in Old Mexico,
where he spends good deal of his time.
The trade in Shetland ponies has
grown steadily for the last five years.
Nearly thousand are now imported an
nually. They are only imported be-
tween May and December, and the trade
now is at its height. A good pony will
bring from $40 to $50, though some
bloOded stock is now being imported for
breeding purposes at much higher fig
ureS. A Michigan farmer is breeding
ponies so small that they are only fit for
children's playthings, some OF them less
than forty inches high.
The flag of Electioneer again flies
high. The 2:11I of Sunol and the vic
tory of PalO Alto over Rosalind Wilkes,
To- 81 Eel
knocked the breath out of the croakers.
The peerless daughter and the great
son of Electioneer ride the top wave of
success. The cable has carried the good
news to Senator Stamford in Europe,
and even the live oaks of Palo Alto
stock farm wear sunny smile.
A new aspirant for donble-team hon.
ors is in the field. Gov. w. r. Merriam,
who OWNS the five-yearold black mare
Reina, 2:2214, by st. Arnaud, and the
siX-year-old bay mare Lady Bullion,
2:1S4, by Pilot Medium. intends to
have them worked together, with
view to beating the team record OF
2:15M.
Hal Pointer, the fast ana game PAGER,
has been purchased by Buffalo Syndi-
cate composed of Messrs. Harry Ham
lin, Scattered and Porter, and he will
continue down the circuit line. The
price paid for him was $500. The
syndicate expect to win the horse out in
purses before snow flies.
Murphy's riding on Strathme 3th was
magnificent piece of horsemanship,
but if strong finlsher had been on
Salie McCleIland he would have had to
content himself with second place all
the same. In fact. Anderson might
off hod ho
himself.
The great meeting at independence.
To-, follows the Northwestern Breeders
meeting at Washington park, and the
magnificent sum of S3S, 500 is announced
to be trotted for over what Mr.. Will
Jams calls 1.-The fastest track OH EARTH"
The races that are still open are for rich
purses.
Strathmeath, by Strathmore, out of
Flower of Meath, is rare example of
a good colt aptly named. Fireworks"
however, the name given to Mr.. Scott's
colt by Falsetto, out OF Explosion, con-
fers no dignity on the youngster,
whether he proves good or bad.
Williams & McHenry. of 1ndepend-
ence, To-, have purchased from F. E.
Driver, of Helena, Mont, the bay trot-
ting mare Mary Marshall, 2:24sl, by
Billy Wilkes, dam by Mambrino Alb
dallah; second dam by Nick Monroe.
H. s. J. E. Kittson, Erdenheim stud,
Philadelphia, have sold to Thomas
Swan, Clover Hill stud, Maryland, the
thoroughbred brood mare Santa Bar
bara, in foal to Dry Monopole, and also
two colts by Imp. Dalnacardoch.
Tenny's proposed race against time at
Brighton on the Goth will no doubt at
tract large crowd to the course. The
game little swayback has hosts of ad
lnirers, Notwithstanding his defeats by
Salvador.
Ireland Bros, Paris, KY, have pur-
chased from David Nutter the two-year-
old chestnut colt Donatello, by Ten
Brock, dam Slipaway, by Longfellow,
ported, $1,000.
R. F. Mccullough. of Charlton, To-.
has sold Russell Kerr, Knoxville, To-,
the standardized mare Tohina, by