The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-06
ON THE RACING CIRCUITS
NEWS OF THE TR0TTING AND
PACING HORSES
Detrodt's Great Programme Has Been
Issued-Its Purses for the Week
Foot Up Over .$46,OOO-OnIy
Trouble That Ever Affected Star
Being scour-
ed for Horses for the Army,

The Detroit Driving club, which gives the
opening meeting of the Grand circuit on July
IL to 3d. is naturally the nrst to publish
complete programme. II foots up to SAG, 500 for
the week. The list of purses now open, which
will close on July A, include eight of S. 900
each for the 2:1O, 2:13 and 2:22 trottine
classes. the PIT, 200. 2:12 and 2:22 pacing
classes. and fast pacing class to be named
later; purse Of s., 500 for the 2:l7 trotttng
class and two of 81 800 each for the 2:25 trot-
ting class and the 2:22 pacing class. The
closed events are the $4,000 Merchants and
Manufacturers stake. the Chamber Of Com
merce stake Of $1,000. the Normandy and
Cadillas stakes of $500. and two others of
", 900 each. The Detroit club possesses prob
ably the best appointed track, grand stand.
and grounds on the continent devoted to trot-
ting sport. 1t is to the trotters what Morris
park Is to the runners. When will New York
have as handsome a home for the national
horse? 729"
Eornellsville, N. Y, has fine track, and
there are many stock farms in the vicinity.
and its Farmers club at one time gave good
trettfng meetings, but of late years 1T has
had no meetings. 1t will have lively meet
ing next month. however. the dates being
July u to Is. Ten purses of $500 each are
offered to the 2:45, 2:2s, 2:2S. 2:19 and the 2:15
trottfng classes. and the 2:4O, 2:26 2:20 and
III pacing classes. There is also free for
all for trOtters and PAGERS.
The only real trouble which ever affected
the champion PAGER, Star Pointer, 1:5sA, was
swelling on the knee. which at times pre-
vented him from filling his engagements. This
has been most successfully treated by using
a preparation of wormwood and vinegar,
and the knee is now as smooth as silk. The
champion is In splendid condition, about
thirty pounds over racing weight. He has
gone no fast miles, but does miles every day
in about 2:50 James A. Murphy, his owner,
will In all probability start him at the Detroit
m In 10 hoot Tvryn
Robert j., with northeast wind against him
went in 2:O2. With good weather Star Pointer
should go in 1:58. - IL
Port Jervis, N. Y, Is, very much alive on
trotting sport. Its Tri-States Driving Park
association Is member of the Orange county
circuit for this year, and its dates are Aug
16 to 10. The officers for this year are: Presi-
dent, Peter E. Gumaer;u vice president John
w. Lyon; secretary, George A. Elston; treas
urer, Evi Sinner. Middletown takes the week
before Port Jervis, and Goshen the week
after
The Elmira meeting, which takes place on
June IA to II, has a strong programme and
will attract a large number of local horses.
The entry list will close-on June Z. The purses
2:20, 2:16 and 2:13 trotting CLASSES. the 2:35,
2:26, 2:22, 2:19, 2:15 and 2:11 pacing classes,
and a free-for-all for trotters and PAGERS.
The meeting is under the management of
State Trotting- Horse Breeders association.
The authorities Of Rigbyi park, Portland.
Me-, have decided on meeting for June Is
to July 1 inclusive. The programme includes
214 classes; pacing. 235, 2:3o, 2:25, 2:2O. 2:19,
ZIG. 2:13 and free-for-all classes. The events
exclusively for Maine horses are 800 and 2:30
trots, 300 and 2:30 PAGES.
The breeding of the colt which j. NAL
colin Forbes, of Boston, has named Admiral
Dewey will be hard to beat in the covers
Of the trotting book stud, He is by Bingen,
2 :121a. at years old. and decidedly the best
3-year-old colt Of his year. He is by May
King. 2:20. he by Electioneer. while Bingens
dam was Young Miss. by Young Jim. one of
Admiral Dewey's dam is famous Nancy
Hanks. 2:O4, the ex-chainpion Of the trot-
ting turf. whose record has only been beaten
q quarter of second. She is by Happy Me
in the new crosses Of this colt,
so that If he should prove a word beaten
the credit will largely besong to the old hero
OF Orange county. 90
The weather in France during May was as
bad as it is here. but the trotting went on
just the same. and at Neuilly-LavaTois the
last iTsern 1 was won. by the French
mare Pepitas by the American horse Har-
ley The American horses Blackburn and
Monadnock were second and third, but in
handicap Of two miles and a quarter they
conceded her Ito and $50 yards, respectively.
The great trotting son of Stranger, Col
kieser. still continues to be the champion OF
Europe. At Vienna recently, over a wet and
heavy track: he won a good race in straight
and game eampaigners as Athanio, Bis
marck. Azmon, McVeru and Countess Eye
He also won the Berlin purse, at the rate of
2171a to the mile
The officers Of the army entrusted with the
duty OF buying horses are very busy at the
present time, principally in Kentucky. Last
week they bought 1900 head and shipped them
to Tampa. This demand, with the regular
export trade, which still continues brisk, will
soon cause general rise in prices of the
average light general-purpose horse and will
certainly get rid Of all the culls from the
trottlng stock farms.
The kite track came up suddenly and seems
doomed to go out quickly. The Kankakee
track. the first to be opened, was sold re-
Gently by an order of the court and will
soon go out of her existence.
The famous colt Idolita. by Mendocina
VINO was sold at the Cleveland sale for the
top price of 81, ze0 to T. Jones' Of Boston,
has arrived at his new owners stable. who
mas refused $4,000 for him. He was consid-
cred the crack 2-year-old at Palo Alto. He
is very beautiful bay, exceedingly well
proportional, with splendid ection, and be-
fore leaving California had tretted a mile
In 2:241s and half In 1:09h. Bentonica
the coming PAGER, Is in the same stable ard
looks now to be in the pink Of Condition
he is horse built on big lines. is very deeD
IN the chest. with great foreshoulders. and
is broad across the hips He looks like the
coming champion PAGER 4.
Dr. Charles Fleming. of Terre Haute. Ind.
VINO LOOK choice consignment of trotters
70 france recently from this port arrived
Just IN Time to have to pay the new tariff
OF zoe francs per head. In spite of which
TACT ne sold the consignment at a profit