St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-01
EQUINE ETChINGS.

}. B. Richardson, 2:16M, by George
Wilkes. won eleven races out of fifteen
starts in 1891. This is good record
when 1t is remembered he was fourteen
years old, and has come down the Grand
Circuit Tor three or four years. He is
without question one of the greatest
campaigners that ever wore bride.
During the year 1891 forty trotting
meetings were held III England, at
which &3, $50 was given in prizes and
1,203 animals competed. There was
also e145 tor matches under union rules,
the totals for the three years since the
formation of the union being: 1889,
80, 1SS: 1890, 93,0 74: 1891, "a, $50. In 1883
81 ,34S only was offered.
When Manette, the dam of Arion,
2:l04, was at the Coutts place. before
Senator Stanford bought it with all the
stock and improvements, she used to be
always able 10 get out oil the way of the
men, who, because of this and on &C
count OF her miserable appearance,
nicknamed her 1.-The Louise"
The old time custom of hanging up
the money for each race in silk purse
on the wire drawn across the track is
in vogue at New Orleans. The money
is paid after each race.
Blundell Maple, of England, the rae
ing man, owner Of the sensational horse
Common, has presented hospital and
a recreation ground to the people of ST.
Adams, Eng, the whole costing S75,-
600.
The service fee of Guy Wilkes, 2:15I,
for 1892 has been incl eased from $500 to
$1,000. Nutwood, Allerton, Mambrino
king and Red Wilkes stand at the same
figure. But one thoroughbred sire
CT. dc fnr. Ioi,
fee of $4,000 is the highest.
Parisians plunge heavily in betting on
horse races by the mutual system. The
government receives 2 per cent of the
amount wagered, and this percentage
during the six months ended on Dec.
81 was 100000, which shows that $780,
100000 were wagered on that system OF
betting alone during the racing season
Of 1891.
When the President and Mrs. Harri-
son were at PalO Alto last summer each
was asked to name colt. The presi-
dent was asked to name AriOn'S full
brother and called him Baby Mckee.
Miller d Sibley seem to have an abid-
ing faith about the future of the trot-
ting horse business when they are in
duced to pay $4,000 year for trainer.
The yearling colt of Minnehaha, by
StambOul, gil, has died at Rosemeade,
Cal. He had been sold for $4,000, but
had not been delivered before he died.
Senator Leland Stanford is so conf
dent that the thoroughbred can be made
to trot fast that he has in training a
yearling thoroughbred flly. She is
named Experiment.
The principal trainer, driver and colt
breaker at the Woronoco Stock Farm of
Fairfield, Mass. is Rev. l. w. Smith,
who in his career has broken about 325
colts, and has marked a good number
in $50 or better.
1t is reported that Allerton will, in his
! races next season, pull thirty-uine-
pound sulky. If this sort Of business
is kept up little while longer the sulky
of the future will be apt to consist OF
simply two tires with stripe of sun
| shine.
At a recent meeting of the Mason
| City Turf club, Mason City, To-. it was
| decided to give $4,000 i'll stakes and
| $4,000 in purses for its five-day meet
ing, Aug. 80 to Sept. 8. The clubs
first meeting is announced for July l, 2
| and 4.
Guy Wilkes has won fifty-seven heats
! in 2:30 or better. HIS sire, George
! Wilkes, trotted tifty-six better than the
| standard mark.
Successful trainers of horses, profes-
| sional base ball players and United
| States senators now get about the same
| salary.
Dexter trotted eighty-seven heats bet
| ter than 2:30, which is more than any
other son or daughter of Hambletonian
| 10 has ever done