The herald., 1894-04-29

As soon as he has completed his work
all the committee will aign 1t, and it
will tnen 20 before the public. On May
1st the last meeting will be held, and
from that day the code will he promul-
gated throughout the country.
REMARKABLE JUMPING.
Barnum' ! circus in New York has a
young Englisbman named Joe Parker
who is doing some extraordinary jumps.
Hs is only 5 feet inches in height, and
has auch muscular legs that nc seems
bowl0gged. Parker usually carries nine
pound dumb-Dslls in performing hs
leafs, but when jumping for distance
heavier weights are employed. He ia a
cousin OF Joe Darby, another famous
EnZleh jumper. Standing on a brick,
he leaps with ease over a 15 hand horse
and duplicates the feat with his ankles
bound together. He is light "a bird in
his movements through the air, and
when an attendant 10 poised across the
backs OF tive chairs Parker laaps into
the air and comes down with both feet
on the mans face, but 80 lightly that
the attendant is merely touched, and
then continues his jump across the
body.
Among the other remarkable feats are
the following:
Jumping from the end OF brick over
chair on to another brick. thence over
another chair to the third brick, and
finally over chair l2 feet away, with
out pausing betwesn jumps or disturb
ing either chairs or bricks.
Jumping likewise over six chairs
placed in line, without any impstus be-
yond two preliminary springs.
With ankles bound together, jumping
over a crosabar feet inches from the
ground.
Parker's friends consider him the
greatest standing forward, backward
and high jumper In the world. His
claim OF 1872 feet for 10 utanding jumps
with weie ats 10 not acce pied az the rec
ord, although he may have covered the
! distance. The record 10 liz feet inches,
and is held by Joe Darby. Malcolm W.
Ford, the word-famous amateur, still
holds the worlds record, lib feet So
inchee, for the 10 standing jumps with
out weights.
HORSE GOSSIP.
In recent interview Charles Marvin
had the following to say regarding the
trotters that be will campaign this year
II have only few horses with records,
but have g number OF colts, ,, and 4
yeaf-olds, entered in all the prominent
stakes at Detroit, Terre HRute. Hartford,
Chicago and Lexington. Our horsee
with records are: BelIhower. 2:121s, By
Electioneer Beltown, 2:201, by st.
Bel; Silver Ore. 2:2S14, by st. Bell All
There, 2:l814, by Electioneer; and An
swer, 2:l4l4, by Ansel. The above are
all owned by the Prospect Hill stock
farm, Miller & Sibley, proprietors.
Reports from various sections OF the
country are very favorable concerning
the preparatory work OF the harness
horses. Trainers are taking advantage
OF an early season to get their flyers la
condition. Men like Doble, Turner,
McHsnry and Starr, who usually locate
together each winter, have already be-
gun working their pupils moderately and
selecting those that will do to go down
the line Of the important circuits John
A. Goldsmith is still at Washington.
vile, Orange county, ON the historic
Walnut Grove farm founded by his ia
thor, but he will move to Poughkeepsis
very coon and sharpen up his string at
the Hudson River Driving park, as last
year.
George Starr is at Terre Haute, hAv-
ing added several animals to bis stable.
The best known of these ia the bay
mare Killarney Maid, s years old, bred
in California and sold last month by
Monroe Salisbury. Though her breed
| ing has not been established, Kill Rrn( y
Maid is known to be q fast PAGER, and
has gone trial in 2:13l1. This made
her desirable for the queen classes, and
Mr.. Lockwood had previously sent his
pacing stallion Crafty, 2:2l, bred by
Gen. b. f. Tracey to Starr, and prompt
ly decided to turn his new side wheeler
over to the same trainer who handled
Killarney Maid in 1892
Porcelain, we'll known performer at
Fleetwood. IL also ct Terre Haute. He
is the only one of the seven with a rec.
ord, having scored 2 :2331 at Poughkeep-
sic last August. The raw material In
trusted to Starr includes a stallion OF s
years by Director out of Belifower by
Bellf0under, and a bay mare OF the
same age by Kentucky Dictator, dam by
Volunteer. Then there are two Russian
trottera OF the famous Orloff breed, one
being stallion years old and the other
filiy OF 4 years. A con of Nutwood
was taken on at Albany and these,
added to q considerable number from
other points, make the Starr stable
stronger than ever this season.
Monroe Salisbury is preparing to go
east early in Moy with long string
which are being trained at Pleasanton.
As already stated, be will ship his horses
to Wheaton, Ill, which is an hours
ride from Chicago, and will remain
there few weeks before beginning the
regular campaign work.
Ed LRfferty has a string of seven
PAGERS at the Oakland Trottiag park.
He will remain in the California circuit
this year.
Charles A. Davis is now training the
Pleasanton stable for Dan MCCARTHY.
He took charge of the string of horses a
couple af weeks ago.
The mem bers of the Alameda Driving
club have been invited to join the ean
Jose Driving club in giving an enter
tainment at the Garden City on May
30th.
John Green's Direct is being given a
little harder work than usual these
days. Mr.. Green has not decided when
he will send his flyer east.
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