Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-22
ruRE NOTES.

g. A. Wheelock, the b0okmaker, has
purchased a yearlfng chestnut colt by
st. Blaise, OFT of Perhaps dam Of
Reckon), paying $1,000 for him.
George Forbes has purchased from
Scoggan Bros. for SO, 900 the fast three
year-old filly English Lady, by Miser,
out of Bonnie Lass.
j. E. Cushing, owner of Longlight and
other race-horses now at Chicago West
Side Park, is very sick, and has been
taken to his home at Minneapolis.
Dwyer Bros horses will be sold
while the Elizabeth meeting is in prog
ress next month. Hanover is one that
will bring star price for future use as
a sire. AS whole their big string will
be sure to sell for a large aggregate.
1t els stated that the new Saratoga
management will offer special induce
ments for record breaking next year,
giving $1,000 extra when a record is
broken in a purse race and $1,000 when
such an occurrence takes place in con-
nectlon with a stake race.
An Australian horseman thinks more
attention should be paid to breeding
Jockeys. He says the cross should be
sire Irish, dam English to stay. and jew
for cunning. All the daredevil riders
are Irish, the English are bulldogs for
hanging on, and providence favors the
Jews.
Hamilton can ride for August Belmont
as long as he wants to. The old banker
makes no concealment of his regard for
the Jockey who has won him so many
rich stakes. Mr. Belmont's present
after the Futurity to Hamilton, Bergen,
and Trainer Rowe was munificent.
When Raceland won the Suburban for
Mr.. Belmont he divided the stake
s11 ,0oO-between Trainer Rowe and
Jockey Garrison.
]. II. Williams bay colt Glockner,
four years old, by Duke of Montrose,
dam Mrs. Chubbs, is said to be broken
down. He went amiss at Saratoga, and
was taken from there to Monmouth
park. The fact that he did not start at
that track probably originated the
story that he is permanently injured. 1t
Is to be hoped that the story is untrue,
as Glockner was one of the best handicap
| horses Of the year, having won nine
races out of eighteen starts.
The chestnut gel6ing Trouble, by u
version, dam Kate Mcdonald, by Mickey
Free, is now owned by Superintendent
W 1ll1am tuCkebU, vi IllS CbIdUoSd OAttSh'
Troubles daily task during the late
racing season at the spa was to assist
another horse in drawing the harrow
that kept the track in order. Trouble
was one of the greatest steeplechase
horses of his day, and the very ground
that he now humbly assists in preparing
for other and younger racers has re-
sounded to the chatter of his victorious
footsteps. The old fellow now looks
| sleek, fat and contented.
One of the most conspicuous failures
of a high-priced thoroughbred colt to
earn his keep and cost is that of the bay
colt National, by Leonatus, dam Brand
oline, by imp. Glen Athol. In his early
work at Memphis last spring he showed
remarkable promise, and Tucker &
Cherry bought him of Scoggan Bros for
| $500. He has started fourteen times
under their colors, six of which were in
stake events, and was four times beaten
by head only. He finally earned a
winning bracket in purse race at Sara
| toga, which race was his fifteenth start
| IL public. National was no doubt a
| good colt, but his first two races were in
heavy going, and it is probable the hard
| fights he had in the mud robbed him o.
| his true powers.