The evening times., 1896-02-19
ON THE TURF.

ON THE TURF.
The starting machine has been tried a
the Inglesde track, California, and prove
great success.
The New Orleans Jockey Club has dis
tributed nearly 10000 so far this sea
The Newport, Ky, track will make
big bid for share of the Oakley and La
tonia business.
The fastest four-year-old record in tb
world is held 10y 0nline, 2:O4, and tn,
same horse had the cha nIpion pacing
twO-year-old record, 2:11.
Frank McCabe will train and Simnls rid,
for Phil Dwyer. Simms has been doin,
good work at New Orleans recently.
Declarations for both the spring handi
caps are due next Thursday. Up to the
present time Domino is The only one de
clared out of the suburban.
Those well-known trainers, ". r. Bras
field. Gil Curry and NJ. Bowerman. OF
Lexington, KY. are about TO Shift quar-
tiers. Mr.. Brasfield moves into Il new barn
Mr.. Bowerman takes the place vacated
by Curry.
Mr.. Harding, who has been trackmasteI
at the st. Louis Fair Grounds for a mum.
ber of years has taken charge of the sta
bles and track at New Orleans. He pro-
Dounccs the track as fine as he ever saw.
The report that Taral viii ride Halma in
the spring handcaps is a little premat ure.
He has been asked what his terms would he
TO ride the horse. but has not yet replied.
not having consulted Mr.. Byrnes ard Mr..
Marcus DAILY on the subject. 1t is probable
that he will ride Halma, provide he gets
the permission OF his employers.
Hal Dillard. 2:04 S-4, the great PAGER at
the head of High Lawn farm, Cleveland,
won % race heats in ! s93 and 1894 in an
average time of 2:11, and IN 1894 the
average of all his miles was 2:07 81
faster than the maiority of PAGERS can go
one mile against the watch.
1t is said that the trotting track a PIN
leo will be turned over to the runners this
year. If this should be true, the South
eastern trotting circuit would be greatly
weakened, as Belmont and Point Breeze need
the cooperation of the Baltimore horsemen.
A lot of richly bred horses left Lexingt on,
Ky, yesterday for New York. among the
number heing Magician and Glen Wayne.
property Of J W. Rogers OF New York.
and st. Veronica, belonging 10 James L.
Mcdonald.
J. Walter Lovatt president of fhe Beth
leaem Fair and Driving Park Association.
has entered his famous trotter. Kate Nc
Cracker, in the 2-30 stake OF $1,000 at
Fleetwood. Kate McCracken has shown
trials in 2:12. Nal. Quinton will campaign
her with Mabel p, Baljen and Golden
Alyconer down through the Boston circuit
and in the West this year, and after the
Fleetwood meeting will take the string
over the East Pennsylvania circuit, racing
at the Bethlehem fair and other places.
Narvaez was in good formatSt Louis yes
terday He landed two winners and two
thirds.
Leigh and staffa got home in front at
st. Louis.
Joseph Grear of Winton Place. O., on
q recent visit to Kentucky, bought two
very promising youngsters. One is the
yearling colt Mark Simonton, by Wilton.
dam Kitty McGregor, by Robert AIcGregor.
and the other is a two-year-Old filly by
Onward, out of the same mare.
O'Connell and Liselg. belonging to W.
j. Spiers, have been fired. The former
lowered the six furlongs' records al Oak
ley last summer, winning three straight
races inside week. He was then the
greatest sprinter in the West. Liselg was
also among the fastest OF Western sprint
ers.
Austria-Hungary keeps exporting many
horses Official statistics, just published
months. from January 10 August / 1895,
as 3,S55. representing n value OF So, ,S21,-
B74 These animals were mainly sold to
Italian. German and Rounanian parties.
The program for the Paris meetings for
1896 has recently been published. 1t con-
tains q very few changes from last year.
The Prix du Nabob will in future be called
Prix de Noailles, and the Grand Produce
Stakes Prix Lupin, in honor of two we'll
known French sportsmen, who died In S95.
Charles Hughes has purchased from w.
NJ Wallace the chestnut horse Stowaway,
five, by Spcrdthrift, dam Carrie Phillips,
for 81 800. The COney Island Jockey Club
recently rejected the entry of Stowaway in
the Suburban Handicap on account OF the
forfeits owed by McStea & Clark, the for
ner owners OF the horse.
The program mas Deen issued TOT tne
spring meeting TO be held at Milan April
26 and 80 and May 3, and 10, where
$40, 900 In purses, together with both gold
and silver medals, are offered for the
lucky winners. The Grand International.
for three -year -olds, purse $1,000, is slated
for May 8, Sunday, at p. m.
At San Francisco recently Yo Ell Rey,
the five-year- old maiden. who cost SCI 900,
at last won maiden race. Under the skill
full training of Fisher the horse succeeded
in landing a maiden race. but in doing
20 was cut down SO severely that the
chances are that lie viii not be able to |
face the starter for six months, II ever |
again.
At the meeting OF the stockholders OF |
the National Saddle Horse Breeders As !
sociation, held at Louisville. KY, February |
4, Capt. William 7. Gaines OF Georgetown !
was elected president. A committee COM |
posed OF Ncssrs. Gay, Bowles and Garrett |
was appointed to establish the lone judge" |
system to be used at all fairs and stock |
competitions.