The herald., 1896-12-21

entries will be made as foals, yearlings
or two-year-olds with q differential rate
of entry. This race grows out of a de-
mand. Owners of good horses say that
after a horse has passed three years old
there are no valuable races for him ex-
cept the spring handicaps. All the val
| liable races are for two and three-year-
| olds. Consequently a horse which IS
good enough to train on to his four-yea--
| old form, instead of increasing in value,
really deprecates, as the earning ca
| pacty is reduced Since the champion
| stakes of Monmouth Park the eastern
| turf has had no weight for age races ex-
| cept the first special at Brooklyn's au-
tumn meeting. 1t is held that such q.
! great race would be to the American turf
what the Ascot cup is to England-the
final trial of the matured winner of the
Middle Park and Derby.
| Volunteer" in the Horse Reveiew,
has sized up number of the great troI-
ters and PAGERS of the present year, and
writes as follows in regard to them: If
the past season was notable for any one
thing, it was for the number of midgats
who were prominent upon the trotting
and pacing turf. Daisy Wilson, 2:12X.
leads off; she is said to be but 131s hands
high. Senator A. 2:10, who won the
Pennsylvania, is but a shade over IA
hands, and Ottinger, 2:09%, the crack
of the year in California, is scant Is
hands. Artful Maid, who paced to a
four-year-old record of 2:13%. is but
14:2; Alcidalia, 2:11H, one of the years
best trotters, is barely Is; Van Zandt,
2:12, another of the seasons heaviest
winners, Is as small; Dan O., 2:11A, the
sensational three-year-old PAGER, will
not measure IA hands under the stand
ard; Dan T., 2:06A, the famous "hop-
pied horse" Is another little 'un;"
Amos r., 2:091a one of the 2:10 PAGERS Of
the year, is but fraction over IA hands;
Dick Hubbard, 2:13H, is only 143; Jack
Dawson, 2:171a; Minuet, 2:13%; Satin
Slippers, 2:13-all are very small trot-
ters. Bingen, 2:1214, the crack three
year-old trotter of the year, is small
| colt, and Mary Beaufort was the small
est of a good field of -year-olds TO
name the big winners under the average
in height would be a lengthy task, but
| among them may be casually noted
Planet, 2:091h; Woodshed, 2:1OA; Red
Silk, 2:10; Effie Powers, 2:10A; GUM
cite. 2:0s; Gov. Strong. 2:1O1a; King of
Diamonds (3), 2:09A Sphinxetta, 2:0Sik;
Mgnon. 2:1OA Lord Clinton, 2:$OSA;
Kentucky Star, 2::9S11zz z, and Nettie Jeffsr-
son, 2:10X To "top off the basket" is
not John r. Gentry, the king of them
ALL known far and wide as the "little
red horse?" BY these citations 7 do not
wish to be understood as attempting to
| prove any particular poirt-merely to
call attention to the fact that the deeds
of small horse are often prodigious
A duel to the death was fought eb-
tween the two stations, Pascarel and
Jim Finch. at the stable of Kennedy &
Moore at Hope, Ind, on November L.
The animals were fastened in the same
stable, but in separate stalls The door
connecting the two box stalls was ac-
cidentally left unfastened and the door
opened, allowing the two spirited ami
mails to come together. They at once
began q fierce fight that meant death
to one or both contestants. The horses
fought for twenty minutes or more, and
We're only separated after the most stren-
uous efforts. Pascarel, in spite of his
age, was the conqueror, but his victory
was purchased at the price of his life.
After the battle the old hero walked
back into his stall and in five minutes
was dead. Jim Finch, although whipped
and completely cowed was but little
hurt.
Twin colts are somewhat rare, al
though nature occasionally presents
this phenomenon, but she rarely per-
mits them to live. Residents of East
Patchogue. L. l., are now viewing with
much curiosity twin colts born in the
stable of e. W. Durkee. Twin colts are
such rarity that the affair has caused
| 10 cuU VI ldlh dIIOIlS IdTIHtTS anu HOTst-
men. The people all seem to think that
it is a sure sign of great good luck to Mr..
Durkee. The colts are so small that
their hostler has to lift them up from
the ground when they wish to nurse.
Fannie. the mother of the twins, is a
beautiful coal-black mare. bred in Ken
| lucky, and costing Mr.. Durkee $4,000.
Both Of the colts are coal black. The
namirg of them was left to one of Mr..
Durkee's children. who named them
Mckinley and Hobart. They are spry
little fellows and promise to grow up
into fine horses.
Maplehurst farm in Massachusetts
has shown evidence of a remarkable
progressive standard, securing first the
fastest stallion in the Wilkes family, viz,
Ralph Wilkes, 2:06a Nhough he devel-
o3ed that record after having been pur-
cfased), and having the misfortune to
lose him, straightaway purchased two
other very remarkable sires in the
Wilkes line. viz, Allandorf and Baron
Wilkes. With such stanch supporters
as John H. Shuts, F. C. Sayles, r. p.
Alcott, Henry Pierce. w. r. Janver e.
III. Harrison. c. ]. and Harry Hamlin,
N. B. Dickerman. II. o. Havemeyer
James Butler and great many others
who might be named gathering in the
best specimens they can find, and "in it,
w
ers and exampers in the future to take
the place of those who have dropped
out. Ardent rivalry among such COM
petitors, aided by improved selection,
will develop the "new trotter" to perfec-
ton never yet reached. A new stud
book will be evolved.
Fashionable New Workers spend enor-
nous sums of money on horses. Outside
of those who maintain their own stables
are those of a more economical turn Of
mind. who, according to John Gilmer
Speed. wish to have horses with liveried
coachmen and footmen, and who do not,
as a rule. nowadays own their own
horses and hire their own men, but, in
stead. go to a job master and engage
such things. For 5000 month gentle
man will be supplied with two-horse
carriage, with coachman and footman,
and he does not have to bother with
lame or sick horses or with incapable
servants. These things the job master
looks after. In such way $1500,000 is
spent annually in New York. as 600
| families are thus provided with car
riages But there are more than 1000
other families with their own establish
ments. and these must cost at least
49, 500, 900, so that the total for private
carriages in New York must amount to
something like $5000000. This does not
take account of what is paid for driving
and saddle horses. With figures like
these, which probably can be verified,