The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
TOPICS OF THE TURF.

The second annual horse show Of the
Horse Show Association Of Queens Coun-
~. \. Y. viii be held this year on May
L. %. and hon the grounds Of the Queens
County Agricultural Association at Min
cola. /. J. As was the case last year. the
board Of directors has decided that the
profits Of the show shall be appropriated
TO the benefit Of the Nassau Hospital At
NfEeola In addition to the usual horse
show features. II is proposed to have
gymkhana games, pony races and other
exhibitions. which, with a promised in
crease in the number OF the enlres, should
make the show even more interesting
than the one held last year The officers
Of the association are William 6 Whit
ney, President; L. .. Morgan. First Vice
President: Il. /. Herbert, Second Vice
President: Charles r. Hone. Treasurer;
and Samuel WiIIets, Secretary.
Tod Sloane's great success as a jockey
In England has been equaled by the
young American driver Frank Cation,
who has been driving trotters in Russia
for the last year and a half. Young Ca
ton is the idol Of the race-going public
n S. Petersburg and Moscow, in which
cities most Of his driving IS done. There
are two race days a week in either one
or the other OF these cities throughout
the year. and for nearly a year Cation
has won about half the races on each
days program. With the horses in his
charge he has been making the Russian
records for ali distances from a mile TO
two miles and a half until now he holds
the honor Of having driven about all the
q "a. Ia q rGi ark
The fast mare, MUta Wilkes 2.ll, that
was recently sent 10 Russia from this
country. started against Monette, PA il,
recently driven by Cation. came off vic
torious. The young American has the
best stable IN Russia, and IL viii be fur
ther strengthened by the addition Of the
the fastest trOtter ever sent 10 the coun-
try Of the Gar. With this good son Of
Baron Wilkes Cation win probably hang
up q new set Of records for the Russians
10 beat and also win a lot Of the big
purses for the free-for-allers. eaton Is
thrifty young man and IS said 10 be saw
ing q large part OF his salary 10 bring
back 10 America with him.
Final arrangements have been made by
Col ". z. Taylor for holding the Buffalo
grand circuit trotting meeting at the Fort
Eric track Ia August and strong pro-
gram viii soon be announced. Among
the features Of the Buffalo meeting will
be four early closing stakes Of S, 900 each.
Two Of these viii be trotters Of the PIG
and 2.30 class. and two viii be for PAGERS
OF the ZIG and 2:30 classes. Buffalo Is
the only association IN the grand circuit
that is offering more than one IS 600 stake
this year. Col. W i. Taylor, the organ
tier OF the meeting. is the wealthy Buff
fale hOrseman who owned Mascot GOD
when that horse was the champion PAGER.
Riley Grammar IS waiting 70 see what
disposition the Jockey Club viii make Of
his case before he decides what he viii
do next Summer. Grammar, il IS under
stood has made a formal application for
reinstatement. and q horseman who is I'm
a position 10 know says that the Jockey
Club viii not deny his request.
A rather extraordinary story comes
from Morrelton Farm, near Philadelphia,
II appears that Col. Nelson, 4 New York
man, bred a trotting mare to imported
Potentate with the object Of breeding
hunter. Recently the half-bred youngster
was turned out with a number Of young
trotters. and, 10 the surprise Of the on
lockers. outrotted them all, showing
speed OF a very high order. The colts
dam was by well-bred trotting sire, out