The sun., 1898-02-07

Sixth Race-Five-eighths of mile.
Joe Hayman ....Io7 M sebastian. % 10 10
"a Murphy ........lN Bent, .......... go. To-
S!ne Wexforf ysy 49, 49, kassn'"'' 10
Selections.
First Belmont, Dorcas L., Ed
kearney.
Second Race-Checkers, Hope, Park
Slope.
Third Race-Chiswick, Charmeuse
Arian.
Fourth Racc-Businis, Dutch Lady
Nay.
Fifth Race-Vill Fonso, Miss Loyal
VIC. Harding.
Sixth Race-Blue Jay, kassala. Wex.
ford.
Paddock Points.
Jack White won his first bet in ten on
account of Cheer Up being disqualified.
Maybe luck is going to change.
Mabel D. was the warmest thing ever
started, opened at 1 to |, but As was the
best price when the horses went to the
post. Fourth was as close as she could
be.
Gold Dollars race was run lust two
seconds faster than the Handicap, but it
is safe to say had Gold Dollar started in
the Handicap he would have been beaten
easily. This only goes to show time
counts for very little.
Walter Jennings has three promising
two-year-olds from Rancho del Paso.
They are Salvador out of Geyscr, dam of
Hot Springs, a Watercress out of Shasta,
dam OF Colonel Wheeler, and a Mid
lothian from Miss Woodford.
The great race mare Firenze is in foal
to Imported Goldfnch, a son of the un-
beaten Ormonde.
The Diver which was beaten by Pat
Garrett, at New Orleans, recently, is a
product Of A. II. & d. Fl. Morris Texas
ranch and is by st. Florian, dam Pearl
Rivers.
The bones of George Wilkes the noted
sire of trotting horses, have been pre-
sented to the Kentucky State College by
Colonel ". L. Simmons. Wilkes died
sixteen years ago. but recent eXamina-
ton Of his grave shows the bones to be
in good condition. They will be mounted
and placed in the college museum.
X. Penn Smith, the manager of A. j.
Cassatt's Chesterbrook Farm, Berwyn.
Pa, is the authority for the statement
that Mr.. Cassatt will race in England
during the coming season. Six horses
by The Bard will be sent to England
very shortly and will be placed in charge
Of John Higgins, trainer for Mr. Lor-
lizard.
Among the names claimed by r. W.
Walden 4 Son for their 2.year-olds, 12 in
all, is Cherry Pit for colt, which will
be carefully inspected by turfmcn on his
first appearance, as he is a full brother
to the great Morello, being by Eolus-
Cerise. The lot also includes Y full
brother to Russell, by Eolus-Tillie Rus
sell, and a full brother to Gibraltar, by
-Chemise /
Down at New Orleans the other day
Jockey Dunn was fined $40 for beating
Gioja over the head with his whip while
1t exercise, and the owner of the horse
was also fined $40 for instructing the
ockey to hit the horse over the head.
Ben Brush has not been entered in the
Brighton Cup, and it is not improbable
hat he may be shipped to England after
he running of the Suburban. Up to
late nineteen entries have been received
or the cup race. In addition to the
lorses already named, Ben Holiday,
Ionnoisseur and Howard Mann have
,een nominated. The total number of
ntrics received to the sixteen stakes to
Ne decided at Brighton has been swelled
O III, as against 720 entries received to
wenty-six stakes last year at this time.
he actual number of entries will not be
nown positively until Monday or Tues
ay next.
Requital goes to the stud on the farm
+. G. Cowdin.
Sallie Clicquot has finished her career
n the turf. She is to be sent to J. b.
laggins farm at Rancho del Paso.
If James A. Murphy carries out his re-
entity exposed intention of taking Star
ointer and Guinettc to Europe next
vi to show the Europeans how genu-
le high-class PAGER looks and acts, he
ill deserve the thanks of American
Ieeders. Mr.. Murphy not only intends
Ding this, but he will also endeavor to
ersuade G. W. Marks to send Joe
atchen along. If the two stations {
AXE the trip across the ocean in good
'ape they will only have TO go two or
'ree races before the prejudice against ,
lcers which is held by European horse
en- will vanish, and some of our fastest s
aewheelers will find homes on the |
her side of the Atlantic. 80 '''.'' I
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