The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-08
TURF TOPICS.

In 1898 the members of the National Trot-
ting association held GIT meetings, and paid
out in premiums $1314,620 During the same
period the members of the American associa-
ton held 50S meetings, and paid in premiums
$S71, 67S.
The stallion list of Germany contains Al
sires, of which IS are Of American trotting
strains, such as Lynwood Lysander Wilkes
Frances Alexander, Silver King E-nigrant'
and j. r. Gentry sire of the phenomenal two
year-old flly Columbia
Two American-bred three-year -olds have
recently won over hurdles in England New
Jersey, by Tristan Silver Blue, won for c. A.
Mills at Sandown Park. He was one of the
lot OF warnings that Mr.. Mills bought from
Lucien o. Appleby.. Blondn H.. by The Bard
Equipoise. bred at A. J. Cassatt's Chester
brook stud, won selling race at Nottingham.
He was sold for 1925 to Reid Walker
Il all the larger trotting associations would
follow the lead of Hartford, and ask the
horsemen making entries with them to decide
which system the two-in-three or the three
five, they prefer to race under, the odds
would be 100000 to % cents that the three
in-five system would soon be thing of the
.-''Yarrum, in Horse Review.
In France, Fuschia still stands at the head
of trotting stations, his young performers
having won the sum of s59,734. This place
progressing as follows: In 1893 the descend
ants of Fuschia won 49, 1877; in 1894 S55 $780,
in 1895, $50, 216 in 1885, $50 $50; in 1897, $5S 800
in 1898. $50, 754. Total, $3.50, 636.
comprises nearly so horses, at the Louisville
track. The stable contains little else than
two-year-olds of 1885, and Leigh personally
owns about so per cent of the horses. Col
Jim" Pepper owns majority of the others.
Mr.. Leigh thinks he has number of smart
ones-and there is no one better able to form
an opinion.
Ed Corrigan has already won six two-year-
old races this season.
Dunois is almost sure starter in the
montgomery handicap to be run at Memphis
Johnny McCafferty has won twice as much
money as any other horse owner at New Or
leans: He has $50 to his credit
Nick Hall, the well known horse owner and
trainer, is sick in San Francisco and fears
are entertained for his recovery.
The bill legalzing pool selling and book
making in Indiana will probably be defeated
when it comes up for consideration by the
senate
lobe Broderick has been compelled to aban-
don the annual snow race for the Hogan
all the snow.
FL Estro was cut down in her last start
ana VIII hardly be, able to face the barrier
from an attack of the epizootic and will soon
be seen at the post
Maxey Blumenthal has finished booking in
the East stopping at Hot Springs on his way
nome. Pittsburg Phil and several other noted
horsemen are wintering at this point Blumen-
thai is loser on his California trip.
James Coffey called surgeon to operate
on Bernardillo at the Oakland track Four
pounds of blood were taken out OF the rae
ers neck. The doctor Isays Bernardi1o is
troubled with nervousness, which Is due to
TOO much blood. ttIn all my experience. :"
SAID COREY, I never saw case like It,"
Ihere is some talk of a. match between Miss
Rowena and AbuseI for "a half mile. If the
race goes the former will carry LA pounds
ana the latter 126 pounds Abuse would have
70 De much better horse than he has shown
nlmseH 10 be recently to beat Miss Rowena
in this kind of an ARGUMENT.