Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-10

gentleman purchased a crack 3-year-old, and the next season at Monmouth 1t was amusing to note the change that had come OCT the spirit of his philosophy. He always hoped I would not crush the good horse; that the top weight ought to be about weight for age;' that the public wanted to see the good horses run and nobody cared for the screws their proper places was in selling races"
 It is alumost farclcal to urge the neces- sity of an agreement between the two bodies on these points, for the members of both admit that it should exist. A foolish pride is all that prevents it; nei- ther wants to take the first step towards securing an agreement. The Jockey club refuses to do so because ii believes the Turf Congress should make the over ture, the latter body having withdrawn from the agreement The congress feel that their pride would suffer a fall and they would be put In the position of hunlbling themselves to the eastern body. And it is just this boston that prevents the bodes from getting togteher.
 The bay 2-year-o1d colt by Falsetto- Pabellis the property: of James Savage, is another good one. Being full broth CT to Pete Kitchen, one of the best youngsters in the west this fall, great things are expected of him..
 Beau Ideal IL, the promising 3-year- old of the early days of 1896, for which FEC. Headley refused $S,000, is now in the hands of James Murphy, who bought him at auction here last month for $500. MT. Murphy thinks he will make an excellent handicap horse this. season, and he is preparing him for a long. hard cam paign.
 T ic f1nn v1fa If turn his old campaigner, Logan, out for a few weeks to freshen up. This old horse has been in training all the year and he surely deserves the well-earned rest that his owner is going to give him. This horse has won as many races as any horse that was ever foaled.
 There are about 200 2-year-olds at the Kentucky association track in Lexington. They are in excellent condition, thanks to. the open fall and winter, and many of them have shown a fine turn in speed. It has been the best season in many years for breaking and training the young things, and the trainers have not been slow to take advantage of the fa- vorable conditions. Among the leading trainers at the track are Byrcn McClel- land, James Murphy, Bradley Bros. John k. Madden, Gus Strauss, John Rodegap, John Clay and others. ,
 One of the most promising things at the track is the bay 2-year-old colt by Tea Tray dam Kalula (dam of Chafity, etc) by Glenelg. He is owned Jointly by Po- liceman Dennis Hayes and Contractor Corbln. He is already we'll broken and has shown some fast work.
 News reached the east from California day or two ago that T. T., better known as Tom Raymond, had become insane, and was so violent that it had been found necessary to place him under close re- straint. It adds another link to the chain of incidents in the history of one of the most unique groups ever seen upon the trottng turf, and is, perhaps, the sad finale of a brilliant career. Ray mond was the discovered, developer, own CT and driver of the famous gelding Kla- math, 2071a, one of the most sensational trotters of the last decade Cookie" :" as Klamath was generally called down the lme," his master, his masters wife, his groom. Clip, and his two dogs, Craps and "The Dealer.' formed a company of singular and picturesque personalities. Raymond was a bronzed, sharp-nosed, thin-lipped, keen-eyed westerner, who bought Klamath off an Oregon range as a 2-year-old, in 1887, The future trotting wonder was homely, intractable and of short pedigree, but Raymond saw enough in him to pay $110 for him. It is doubt ful any other man could have ever made anything of him, but, as once in while 1t happens, the right man got him.