The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-28
Note. of the Turf.


Peter Duryea, manager of w. Il. d.
Stokes's stock farm at Lexington, KY,
| is almost weekly adding choice recruits
to the new establishments
The purchase by Mr.. Tewksbury of
Faul, 2:O1&, and Lee H., 2:13, PAGERS,
denotes the growing popularity OF the
PAGER as a road horse as we'll as O. race
horse.
There were never before II Is stated
by an old habitue of Fleetwood, so many
horses stabbed at the track at this sea-
son of the year as just now, and there
certainty never was so much extreme
speed there in any previous April.
The half-mile track of the outlaw Ar
lington Jockey Club is said TO be in ex-
cellent condition and is likely. to be one
or the fastest of its dimensions i'm the
country. There will be plenty of horses
on hand when the meeting opens. and,
In fact. the demand for stable room is
In excess of the supply. Negotiations
are in progress to secure other tracks in
Maryland.
c. j. Hamlin long held the honors in
team trotting. In 1892 Belle Hamlin
and Honest George set the mark at
2:l2A. whehe it'now stands, and Belle
Hamlin. Globe and Justina made a trip
licate team record of 2:14 Mr. Hamlin
hopes this season to have Fantasy, 2:O6.
and Princess Royal. 2:20. the latter hav-
Ing shown ability to trot in 2:10 or bet
ter. further lower the team record.
General B. f. Tracy. of New York,
VIII breed about fifteen choice trotting
mares to his successful stallion Ken
lucky Wilkes, 2:21h. this season
Though the old farm at Apalachin has
not been known as trotting establish
ment since the ex-Seoretary of the
| Navy took office in 1889, the old love
| for the trotteT fingers and General
Tracy Is fimiliar figure at the Garden
sales.
w. H. Crawford. the Counsel
| lor," has returned from California No
one Is closer to Orrin Hickok than Craw-
ford. and the fact that the latter says
that Hickok's stable, including Mrs. w.
D.Stokes' great mare Bennetta, 2:0SN
| is In grand condition. may be taken
| as fair warning tlat the Talleyrand of
the turf will cut larger figure in the
DIE trotting events In 1896 than he has
since Hulda broke down in the Column
pian free-for-all in 1893 at Chicago
me entries for the Brooklyn Riding
and Driving Clubs fourth annual horse
SHOW, May to 9 inclusive, have closed
with about sixty nominations, which are
well distributed. with two or three ex-
ceptions. among the sixty-three classes
composing the prize list and exceed the
number received last year by at least
hundred In the open-to-all harness
events w. G. Brokaw will show Ruth
ana Meteor: George B. Hume Blaze
away and Goldenrod; Emile Pfzer, Sur
prise and Superior: Hamilton H. Salmon,
Lady Jess and Highfyer; ]. f. Talmage,
Jr.. Monarch and Performer, and p. N.
Rouss's Devils Deputy.
James Gilmore, president of the New
Maryland Driving Club, says that the
new half-mlle track at Prospect Park.
twenty minutes ride from the centre of
Baltimore. Is rapidly nearing compile
ton. and will be ready for racing on
June l. BY that time n new and per
fectly equipped clubhouse, so by 20 feet
and two stories high. will be ready for
Occupation. and besides the thirty-day
running meeting. day and evening in
contemplation, the new club will give
trotting races and other entertainments
throughout the summer. William Il.
Shinnick Is president of the new club
and Charles H. Green secretary. l