The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-25

The authorities OF the West End Troiting
| Club. Berlin, Germany. have decided to
| give at their spring meeting eight prizes to
amateur drivers. -Four will be for single
| drivers and four FOR teams.
John Rombough d well-known Hamilton,
Ont. horselnan. has sold the brown geld
ing. Johnny Golddust. 217. TO Charles
Burns of Toronto. The horse will be sent
over the ocean.
y. Orton son of the late president Of he
Western Union Telegraph Company, has
bought a half-intcrest in the sire. imp. Al
bert. DR.. NJ. W. Williams owns the other
half-interest. These gentlemen recently
bought Prime Minister. by Bishop-Eairicia,
for So 500.
That stallion and sire of trotters, Hcrod.
2:24I-4 has gone over TO the majority.
He was foaled in $3.50, and wasin compara-
lively good health till two weeks before
he died. He was by King Herod, dam Hill
hard, by Green Mountain Boy.
Harry Kaiser of Buffalo has bought the
bay gelding Harvey Wilkes. 2:26 liz. He
is sixteen hands high, by Red Wilkes.
Cogent. by Mambrino King, who won the
class for housekeeping carriage horses at
the horse show, will be shipped across the
ocean
C. II. Nelson. of waterville, Me-, is me-
gotiating with Charles Backman for the pur-
chase of Stony Ford farm. If the deal is
made Nelson, ZOE. will I've transferred to
Orange county.-Exchange. Mr.. Backman
SAYS there is no truth in the statement.
In the list of State trotting and pacing
records, published last week. Guy Wonders
half-mi!c track record or 2:15 81, made at
! Allentown, Pa, last September, was given
among the trotters, whereas II should have
been among the PAGERS. since Guy Wonder
is OF that persuasion. 1t is the best for a
three-year-old PAGER.
Messrs. L. Bank Holt and James F. Scott,
owners of the Almanac Stock Farm, Ora
ham, n. c., have decided TO sell all their
trottiug and pa cing stock in New York next
February. The stars of the consignment
WILDE ] ohm r. Gentry 2O3 81, and Baronet
| 2.11 1 2.
The Eastern Iowa circuit was formed at
Dubuque December IL. The towns included
are Dubuque, Independence and Davenport.
Races will be held in Dubuque June 1927 !;
Independence, July Ia. and Davenport,
July Sill
Seth Griffin is hard at WORK upon the
new track of the New England Trotting
Horse Breeders Association. at Readville,
near Boston, Mass. He says IL will be
one OF the best tracks on the continent.
with seycuty-rud stretches and ninet y-rod
transition turns. Mr.. Griffin has made a
contract to take care of the track for u
term of years.
The recent annual business meeting OF
the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association developed highly salts
factory state of affairs. The financial re-
port showed a cash balance in the treas
ury of So, $50, and the members roll dis
closed the fact that forty-three new mem
bers had Joined the roll in 1895. The
meetings during the season were highly
satisfactory.
Trottcrs had the call at the recent San
Francisco horse show. In class 16. for
roadsters. Hazel Wilkes, 2:l1 Ii, got the
blue ribbon; Lady Indigo and Gay Dawn
the other prizes. In class 10, for 2-year-
old fillies. the first prize went to Numa, by
Sable Wilkes. dam Table Rosenbaum, by
Nutwood. In class IL. for yeariings, the
blue ribbon went to Ebert. a Palo Alto
Farm entry, and the other prizes going to
Ritero. Owghee and voltun. Glass Z was
for stations, years and under 4. Zombro
took the first prize. the second by Fred
Kohl and the the third by Iran Alto
Duke G wishard have received cable
gram from John Higgins, stating that he
has secured training quarters for their
string Mt Newmarket. The stable Is now
on the way over, Ramapo being the best
one In the lot.