The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-01
OUT AMONG THE HoRSEMEN
The Persistent Rainfall Has Forced
Trainers Into Inactivity.
Their Hopes for the Season-Horse Exhibits
at the Worlds Fair-Gen-
eTal Turf Notes

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immediate prospects for the same have
caused feeling of unrest to settle over the
trainers out at the track. who can only sit
round and talk boss" from morning till
night. The genuine turfman is generally
the last fellow to get the blues but there
are times when hIs glib tongue is more
silent than at others. and the smoothess
current of gossip will not flow from his
facile lips. Yesterday Pat Dick erson. Col
Richardson and others were quartered IN
one of the track stables. chatting away as
merrily as any thing. OF course Dellneator.
the hearts pride of the former. was over
hauled, and. in fact, q speculative slate OF
all the winners at the June meeting made
out on their Judgment
Colonel Richardson, by the way. was the
proud owner of Temple H., the great PAGER.
until last Saturday, whom the speedy horse
was purchased by I. II. Alvin. of Elmlra.
N. Y. and will be shipped for that city to-
day. Temple X. went for $1,000 on q 2:lS
record made last year
While tho track has been kept in bad
condition by frequent rains. still it re,
quIres only twenty-four hours OF good
weather to make it tit for work.
j. n. Dickson, the trainer, expects Little
Frank down from North Salem to-day.
Little Frank, with pacing record of 2:19l4.
came down to 2:l5 last year. but was not
marked at that as his trainer preferred
keeping him in the 2:20 class.
Trainer Cal Davidson has newly added
to his string John II. Pearson's Niscaleta,
2:40. and Brignold Wilkes promising two
year-old
Fred Kissel will send his famous Dallas
and Pointer to the track to-day or to-mor-
row.
The board of worlds fair managers for
Indiana has set aside $1,000 to encourage
h. N
chairman of the board has forwarded for
publication the following circular letter
concerning the disposition of the money.
The amount will be used as follows: For
payment Of freight on horses. 80 per cent;
cattle, 80 per cent; swine. Is per cent;
sheep. Is per cent; poultry. 10 per cent.
This freight to be paid at Chi cago, worlds
fair. on presentation by exhibitor of a re-
ceipted bill from the railroad company that
said stock has been delivered To the WORLDS
fair grounds. the stock to be regularly en-
tered for prize as per rules and regulations
In premium list for live stock.
II there Is not enough money to pay
freight with the per cent. set apart for
that class. then the money to be prorated;
If any balance il left after paying freight
to be awarded in premiums
The exhibition Of live stock will open
June IL and close Dot. %. 1888, and VIII
comprise the following divisions: Cattle,
horses. jacks. jennets. mules, sheep. swine.
poultry, pigeons. pet stock and fat stock.
William Russell Allen. of Allen farm,
Pittsheld. Mass, has sold to John G. Lower,
of Gettysburg. Pa. the yesrling chestnut
COLT Malvolio. 1882. sired by Lancelot.
five-year-old record. 2:2S: dam Mslvasia. by
Lord Russell, sire OF KremIin. 2:O7s4, ETC.;
second dam Malmsison. sister to Primrose,
by Abdallah Is; third dam Black Rose, the
famous speed progenitor, by Tom Teemer.
etc.
Malvolio. besides being q colt of finish
and quality. is, like all the Lsncelots, Q
natural trOtter, and shows remarkable
bursts of speed on the miniature track.
His breeding is similar to that of the cham
pion two and three-year-old Arion, 2:10ls.
in this. that they both combine the blood
of the two greatest speed producing mares.
Green Mountain Maid and Miss Rus
sell. in the same manner and proper
ton. His sire. Lancelot, 10 the only i've
year old with two trotters in the list-a
Miss Russeips blood through their dams.
Malvasis's oldest foal is Mosquito. year
older than her brother Malvolio, and now
showing evidence of ability to beat 2:30 in
her present two-year- old form.
Mr.. Lowers colt should be stake WIN
per and race horse. 1t would be impossi-
BILE to find better combination of blood
for breeding purposes than Malvollo in
herits. The trotting interests of southern
fitted by Mr.. Lowers enterprise and aou-
men In making such selection.
Turf Notes. 4
At Owen Sound. Canada. they think they
have located q ringer from this State. He
is q brown horse.
Mason Bros have placed their promising
young pacing stallion, Everett NJ. 2:20l1,
In the hands OF trainer &. A. Niles, Con-
nersviIle, Ind.
Rush county, this State.t every week. A
buyer 10 to be there next week from the
West that wants two carloads of PAGERS.
Mr.. Rich. of Spiceland. Ind. has bred
the dam of Hettie Hood, 2:2Sla ~, to Red.
field. 2:l9&. This mare is by Bob Ridley.
ord this year. as she is very fast. She is AL
80 the dam of another $3.50 performer.
J. H. Souther. of Mays. Ind, has year.
ling colt by Joe r.. 2:31. son of Joe Jeifer-
son. 2273s. dam by Norrie's Blue Bull that
gives great promise of being a very fast
youngster. Joe r.. his sire. was a very
speedy horse. but died while'quite young
Green Mountain Maids sons. except Elec-
tioneer, sired all trotters. and he is the sire
of only one PAGER out of 125 standard per-
formers. How this one happened to be >
sidewheeler Is query. Ii was suoh a
disappointment that he bears the name of
Peruvian Bitters.
L. J. Geraghty. Rushville. Ind. reports
tho sale of three horses last week. To
DAVID Idel, OF Gordon. o.. he sold Beauty.
by Beaumont dam the dam of Rosa Hogan
trial PTS: consideration. $780, G. f. Nc
Gritf, of the same place, bought Ssllie A. by
Elgin Boy. dam by Blue Bull: second dam
the dam of Laverue. 2:22l3. and Wonderful,
2:25. The price not given. He also bought
q gray filly by Roger Hanson. dam by Ross
Golddust. for $500. Mr.. McGriff will breed
his tilles to Civilization.
j. NJ. Riley. of Cadiz. Ind. will move his
stable of PAGERS to Middletown, so as to be
moro convenient to the track there. He is
doing great business with his fast PAGER,
Tsseo, 2;2ll4. sire OF Jessie l.. 2:16la. and
others. This horse never was In better
condition, and as he has never had the OPP
port1nIty of the four seconds bike ad-
vantage. be will. this fall. have q much
lower mark Mr.. Riley has some very
promising youngsters that will be credited
to Tasco with standard mark this season.
COLUMBUS IN MADEIRA