The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
HORSES AND HoRsEMEN.


 of 1898, which are as follows. These classes will close on February 9: First Meeting, July 4, 5, 6, 7- 2:30 trot, $1,500.
 2:16 trot, $1,500.
 2:11 trot, $1,5OO
 2:05 pace, $2,000.
 2:30 pace, $1,500.N
 Grand Circuit meeting, Sept. 5, 6, {, 8, 9. BY trot, Charter Oak" purse, $10,- 0O0; and cup, actual value, $1,000. 2:30 trot, $3,000.
 2:14 trot, $2,000.
 2:11 pace, $2000.
 2:30 pace, $3,000.
 The hopples will not be barred for this season.
 The Hartford Times says:
 Some think that by next Friday, on which day the second match be- tween Brandywine and John Mitchell is to take place, the track of the Gen. tlemen's Driving club will be unfit for sleighing, but such is not the fact. It is excellent to-day, and will be so on that day, providing no thaw occurs in the meantime. This match is for $100 a side. Now, if two other classes could be arranged-say slow one and a 2:30-for blankets, whips, robes. har- | ness or anything that would induce owners to enter, it would seem as if good gate receipts would follow. As John Mitchell was beaten so handily in his first race lowing principally to poor fitting) many will think that 1t is hardly worth quarter to witness a second race between these horses. This is the reason why some additional feature should be introduced. Some thing to make an afternoons pro- gramme.
 Our friend, s. A. Paddock, with the horse Macmillan, that promises to ri- val Star Pointer in speed, writes The Times from, as he says himself, the "horsiest town in America, Selma, Ala. The following summing up of the horses in training there will in- terest many:
 This is the horsiest town in the south, and the track and surroundings yester- day "Wednesday, January 5,) looked | like a grand circuit day at old Hart | ford. There are some two hundred horses now quartered at the track. MT. Geers of the Village Farm and Do- val the colt handler from the same | farm, have forty-eight. The empire city stud (W. M. Simpson, has thirty l five head Bouncer, 2.10, is not yet | here, but will come February D. | They are in charge of Abe Lapham, that able driver, and include such horses as Spalpeen, 2112; Bowery Bell, 2:22, etc. | MT. Ed Geers and his assistant, Harry Benedict, stepped a few of the young things along recently. Tutor Chimes, 2:191a (trotter), and the sorrel mare Lady of the Manor and Scapegoat (pacers) in 2:20. The latter is by Heir at-Law, and he Is swift and as much of bulldog as the old horse
 The Two Minute Stock Farms (Cleve- land, Ohio) string of twelve head, un- der the care of Harry Netheway, have just taken up quarters in the new barns built for them, and include Exploit, 2:19A, by Clay; Minette, 2:14. by Rus sia; Pinewood, 2:11A (pacer), by Arte- mus; Bessie B., 2:15A, by Look; Russo Greek, 2:29 by Russia, etc, landed in good shape.
 Ben Renick of Glens Falls, N. F., and his horses arrived Wednesday, January 5, and they include Flirt. 2:19A; Axte- To, by Axtel; Geneva and black colt that they say can kick up some dust if the track is not wet.
 Theodore Allen of Missouri, with four headed by Polmyea Boy, 2:0714 (pacer) Mr Allen showed me letter from Os- car Ames, who is coming with twelve Joe Patchen colts from Chicago The gray ghost Pilot Boy, 2:1O, is coming and his driver will bring seven more with him.
 MT. Paddock has eight. Ed Geers wanted Maximilian for 1898, and am going to let him have him, so will soon have but seven. The winter has been mild, and I was round all day to-day in shirt sleeves. Grass is from four te eight inches high, on which our horses graze. No wonder they are fit green stuff the year round.