New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
NOTES ABOUT HORSES AND TRAINERS.

The famous Erdenheim farm at Chestnut Hlll,
Philadelphia is too valuable to be used for breeding
purposes. 1t cost 100000 ten years ago, but is
now valued at S5OO,OOO. 1t will soon be cut up into
| plots suitable for suburban homes.
II Will amuse General Sanford to learn that le
| paid 100000 for a broodmare, to breed hunters.
Charles Reed OF the Falrview farm. will return about
| January /. He has sixty men employed building new
| paddOcks and repairing the old ones Mr.. Feed
| expects to shock the other breeders with earth
| quake when he sends the get Of st. Blaise, Exile
Long Tom, Forester, Muscovy and Nlser to the mar
ket. All the horses the farm are doing splendidy.
| William Easton is in England to fll some COM
| missions for breeders.
Mayor Grant has at least six trainers engaged to
train Mr. Strauss stable next year. II reports are to
| be relied on.
Victory is in it next year, should nothing
| happen TO him. Is what william Lakeland says.
John Croker sold yearing but will not tell the
price, as Con-" Leighton might be jealous. There
a number OF horses wnteIing at Benning's track, at
Washington. Colonel Jacob Rupert intends TO waLS
until GOOD twoyearolds show well in their In
| the spring when he will pay what they worth
and know what he is buying. Colonel RUPERT will
find that owners who have good twoyearolds generally
want to keep them.
Snip Donovan may not be up to beating all the
yearlngs which out, but can show eight which
will compare with eight in any stable in quality and
appearance His statement is hacked by some OF his
brother-tralners.
Three OF the leading trainers talking about
pulling horses and how times an outcry was maae
when there was ranlly ground for II. one OF them
said: at is all right about naIdout horses. suik
ers and that, judges should look mt races Ike
the public and take Jockeys actions on the horse
as a criterion. II Jockeys every movement
on horse, from start 10 finish, ooHs siS
| picious he should be punished rs horses are
too often blamed for the stupidity of jockey VINO
should know better. Ii makes 1t an easy hatlor Ior
the ones inclined to be crooked to cheat horses can
be blamed when beaten. The horses run well enough
when there is a long price laid against tbem.'
"You are little bit too hard on the boys one sad'
rrhat's all right but how long could they work on
n RAILROAD and make such bundcrs y There was no
answer to his question and the argument was Won
Milton Young. of Lexington Ky, has large number
OF mares, which he breeds on shares lie furnishes
everything All the farmers lave 10 do is to feed
md care for the mare and colt The better tie colt
looks as a ycaring the money the farmer makes
% the McGrathana Philosopher Is now the most extep
sive breeder in the blue grass region. The annual
report from Brookdale usual says that Mr. "lthers
has the best LOT OF ycarlings ever Sadd'ed on Ihe
Mace. They have done wonders in their work. How
the bookes' will smlcl
L. O. Appleby Las all that is required to breed
bor.es except n good farm Tristan, the fastest son
Of Glenelg. should make u god sire.
There are 2l2 horses stab ed aJont clifton, many of
whom DO not race in the winter months
j. H. Bradford. OF the Concy Island Jockey Cl"o Is
In illhealth. lie has had much trouble with his eyes
and several operations have been performed on them
Friends Of Captain william NJ. Conner VIII DO
pleased 10 learn that he IS improving slowly. Ills
doctors say that lie has n fair chance to recover
J. A. Morris has n profile nap 0f one OF inc lead.
Ing English racing grounds Tic Mattcrhorn Is sHil
TO he n hole in the ground In comparison Win sonlo
OF the hills shown OH the map -,
PauIaue is the sc OF several yearluCs who are wol
thOlsht OF They show a lot OF Spce1. The get oi
snGue were sold at Morris Park. AID averaged about
fI3o aujecc Matt Feshcs who trains for tho
Burrdge ,:others Is wnlcns sixteen horses OF various
ages at Norris Park. 10
SicnOr Taclapietra is the wIrpath. HIS dog has