St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-05
WHIPS AND TIPS.
Gossip About Horses, HOrsemen
and Their Doings.

An express agent, speaking of ship
ping stock by freight, told story of
Sam Bryant. II had been negotiating
last spring with Sam Bryant concern
ing shipping his horses to Louisville,
and was at West Side park talking to
him, having just about completed az
rangements, when red-faced race
horse owner. who seemed to be on eX-
cellent terms with the redoubtable
Bryant, came up and in badgering
tone remarked: Hello, Sam; you're a
fool to ship them horses by express
when they will be just as safe and won't
cost half as much by freight began
to feel little uneasy for fear the re-
mark would influence my man not to
let me have the shipment, but l was
soon treasured. Look here said
Bryant, as he turned whitening glance
upon the speaker and scanned him from
head to foot, i reckon you wouldn't
seconds, he jerked out: when | had
bosses like yourn, an it amt been so
long ago neither-yes, l used to have
'em-l didn't ship by express neither.
l drove 'em through the country"
Silvio, the winner of the English
Derby of 1877, died recently at Over
lHICS, I'll dllCC. LIZ wa OWnGu Oy NOullU
d'HarcOurt and others. He was pur-
Duke de CaStrieS for over $50, 00O. At
the death of the duke he passed into
the possession of his widow, who mar
ried Count d'HarcOurt. SilviO, who
was standing at the Saint Georges Stud
farm, was found in his box with a
broken tetlOck, probably caused by
kicking against the manger. A veter-
mary was sent for, but the intiamma-
ton made such rapid progress that
tetanus supervened, and the horse had
to be destroyed. Jupin and May Pole
are among the best of his stock. to
whom he communicated great speed.
Daniel b., by Glenelm, in the Mon
tana stable at Louisville, was bred and
raised in Montana. Two winters ago
he had the distemper. which left the
muscles Of his throat paralyzed. 70
enable him to make race at all the
operation of tracheotomy was per-
formed and a silver tube inserted,
through which he breathes. The tube
is used only when he makes race and
is exercising. Without it a roaring
noise is made, caused by his breathing
through the hole in his throat.
Carlotta, by Adrian Wilkes, foaled
black horse colt by AXtell, 2:12, April
81, at Waterloo, 10. William Blowers,
proprietor of Wilkes Valley stock farm.
is the happy owner of the royal young
ster. He is marked with tiny star and
white hind ankles. Two days after Alb
dallah Lightfoot foaled bay FLY by
Adrian Wilkes. The newcomer is full
sister to the PAGERS Lillian, 2:144, and
Waterloo Boy, 2:3O.
f. j. Ayers, Burlington, Wis, has
purchased of Isaac Ellsworth, Miwau-
kee, Wis, the bay stallion Coast Range
5214, by Nutwood, dam by Cuyler; sec
ond dam by Blackwood; third dam by
Norman 25. Mr.. Ayers has five foals
this spring by the old horse Swigert:
they are all large, fine FLIES. He also
purchased the dam of Billy Beverly,
2:2ss1@, and will breed her to SWlgert.
The Brooklyn handicap favorites are
Sir Dixon, Badge and Castaway IL, in
the order named. Judged from present
indications, the field will not be as large
as expected.
A well-known New Orleans sporting
man made combination on Blue Rock,
Early Blossom. St0nemaSOn, Sparkling.
Worth, Robespierre and Pell Nell. He
got odds of 700 to 1, and made the larg-
est winning Of the kind which has yet
been recorded in the Crescent city.
}. l. Case has sold to Osborn Bros,
Anamosa, To-, the bay three-year-oId
colt Phallas Prince, by Phallas, dam
Lady NJ, by Almont; second dam Black
Girl, by Cassius NJ. Clay Jr. %. This
colt is promising, stands 16.1 hands and
weighs l,l50 pounds, and Mr.. Case
thinks him sure trotter. Price $500.
Two of Beautiful Bells produce will
probably enter the $3.50 list this year.
They are Chimes and Electric Bell.
aged respectively five and two years.
Bow Bells accident at the Hermitage
strikes his name off the list.
George P. Smiths chestnut mare,
Jennie NJ. by Masterlode. dam Magma
Charta, sister to George Y. 220, dropped
a fine chestnut filly, by Nutwood Mann
brine, on the 10Th, at Fair View stock
farm. Mr.. Smith has named the FLY
Sadie NJ.
Silver King, Marcus Days s22, 900
colt, shows grand development. Matt
Byrnes has Silver King with Daly's
other two-year-oldS at Long Branch.
In looking around for probable Ken
lucky Derby winner the eyes of more
than one turfman are directed toward
Wattersou.
Reclare, by Reform. has thrown out a
splint, and is out of training.
King Crab has bled twice in his races
and betters ara shy of him.
At the Belle Meade sale, j. S. bryan,
of Saltwater, MIMI. bid in a chestnut
colt by EnQuirer-V Vanilla. at 5000.