The evening times., 1896-02-06
RING, TRACK AND PADDOCK.

c. II. PettiDgill. the veteran starter, was
in Detroit recently, and had a talk with
President Campau before leaving for Gin
! cinnati in the evening. says the Detroit Free
Press.
Mr.. Pettingill is widely and popularity
known as very clever artist with the flag.
and ii is proba BILE that his mission in Detroit
was o desire on either his part or that of
Mr.. Campau to have him send them a away al
the August meeting. There was no def
mite proposition from either side, but as
starters will be scarce when the season gets
fairly under way. it is not unreasonable to
suppose he may take the place held by Cald-
well last year. Mr.. PettinGin gave salts
faction at both of the Cincinnati tracks last
year. He thinks the racing outlook is
bright for the circuit to which Detroit be-
longs. and the sport will be the best ever en-
joyed on the tracks in the compact.
The secretaries of the eighteen Kentucky
fair associations have signified their inten-
tion to meet in Louisville on Tuesday. Feb
ruary 1s. for the purpose of perfecting
Kentucky fair trottinG circuit for this
year. Now that IL is certain that the Grazi
ami bill will not interfere with poolselling
on the fair ground tracks the managers of
the various fair associations feel that the
prospects for successful fair circuit in this
State were never brighter.
The new hill will abolish pool-rooms so
that the only opportunity to bet on horse
races will be to attend the fairs. Both run
ming and trotting races will he conducted on
all the fair grounds this sport taking prece
dcnce over agricultural exhibits.
Secretary H. &. Crickmore is satisfied
with the entries in the stakes To be de-
cided at the B"nning and Morris Park
spring meetings. He can give no figures as
yet, as yesterday was only the last day,
and Western entries will not be received
for two OF three days. Those already re-
ceived. however, are above the average,
and the prospects for good racing in the
early spring are bright.
Ii is not likely that there will be any
change in the BroUkdale stable so far as
racing Is concerned. 1t is believed that the
two sons of the late Col. William p. Thomp-
Son will continue the establishment at Brook
dale as of old. This IS said to have been
Col. Thompson's wish prior to his death.
The report that John NJ Gentry is dead
is untrue. The dispatch from the West
few days ago should have read John Nc
Ginty," instead of John NJ Gentry. Nc
Ginty was the first man To give Fred Taral
a start in life.
1t is reported that Myron E. McHenry,
the well-known driver, has signed five
years contract with the imperial stud sta
bles of the cZar OF Russia to drive in Russia.
He will leave for Russia as soon as he can
settle up his affairs in this country and
dispose OF some OF his stock.
Nick FINER of the Pastinc Stud, Louis
vile, has leased King Lee. by King Alfonso
PauIine Lee, TO W. F. Schultz of the Argyle
Stud. King Lee was the crack Western
two-year-Old of the year. and showed handi-
cap form with the allaged division.
Albert Ison, younger brother to Bob
Isoni, will ride for Col James E. Peppers
stable this season. He is a fairly good light
weight.
George Reed, well known to tie patrons
of the Gloucester track, will train E. ]. .
Baldwin's horses this year.