The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-24

delphia: October and Q, open: octobe
TO- Memphis. Tenn. :, October %. Birming-
ham, Ala; October so, Atlanta. Ga: No
Yember 8. Montgomery, Ala. November
13, Mobile, Ala; November q. Havana
/ Cuba.
There is strong probability that
| Ballyhoo Bey. W C. Whitney's Futurity
winner in 1900. will be seen with colors
up again this year. as he is in strong
work on the farm in the West.
Blanche Sloan. sister of Tod Sloan the
| jockey, is authority for the statement
/ that her brother has become a benedict
/ and that his bride is one of the prettiest
| French girls in all Paris.
| Lucien Lyme. the jockey, has been en-
gagged to ride the best horses in the sta
BILE which Enoch Wishard is training Tor
John A. Drake, the well-known Chicago
turfman.
The oldest living thoroughbred brood
mare in this country or Europe is Ballet,
now thirty-one years old. She is at Geo
II. Clay's. near Lexington. Her daughter,
Modesty, won $4,000 in purses.
Jockey Heinrichs, who was suspended
at the Bay District track in 1895, in con-
nection with the Little Pete scandal,
has been reinstated by the California
Jockey Club. He is too heavy to ride in
this country, but may go to Europe.
Banastars recent lameness alarmed his
trainer so much that DR.. Sheppard was
summoned to Monmouth Park. and after
an examination found that the noted
horses front feet were in a very bad con-
dition. 1t is said that 1t will take great
skill and patience to get the horse to the
post this season.
The New York Trotting Association has
arranged with the Horse Review Company
OF Chicago to have their purse for three
year-olds decided at the Seaside meeting
at Brighton Beach track during the week
OF August IL to Is. This Horse Review
purse is worth $4,000. divided into two
sections. $1,000 for trotting foals CT 1899.
and $1,000 for PAGERS of the same age.
lie Jockey" of Paris says the commit
tee of the Jockey Club has suspended W.
B. Buchanan, the American jockey. for one
month, for disobedence of the orders of
the starter at Maison Lafftte.
The Atlanta, Ga, city council has re-
fused to permit pool selling at Piedmont
Park. Joe Ullman and A. E. Wall. of Hot
Springs. Ark, recently took a fve-ycar
lease on the track for winter running
meetings. conditional upon bookmaking
being allowed.
One of. the most attractive two-year-
Odds at the Memphis track is a colt by
Ponce dc Leon, 2:13, in Scott McCoy's
string. He was bred in the Bitter Root
stud, and they call him Keener
In Geers' stable at Memphis are On
ward Silver, 2:0s; The Monk, 2:OsA Fred
S. Wedgcwood, 2;0S24: Shadow Chimes,
2:06%: The Abbot. 2:03A, and several
green ones by Chimes and Dare Devil.
Charter Oak Park. Hartford. Conn. has !
opened six early closing events for it's !
Grand Circuit meeting. three for trotters !
and the same number for PAGERS. The |
classes and purses are as follows: For |
trotters-The Charter Oak. 21 class, |
$4,000; 2:19 class. $4,000. and 2:3O class. /
$4,000. For pacers-2:09 class, So. 900; PIG /
class. $4,000. and 2:3O class. $4,000.
Telescope has been declared out of all !
the races for which he was entered be- I
cause it is feared that he has not recov-
cred from the injury to his leg that he /
suffered last year. Telescope belongs to |
James r. Keene and William Lakeland. |
He was entered under Mr.. Keene's name |
for a number of the early races, includ |
ing the Metropolitan Handicap
j. B. Haggin, of Louisville, has secured !
the services of Jockey Lee Jackson under |
contract this year to ride for Henry |
for the Jockeys services this season, and |
in allowing Mr.. Haggin to have first |
call upon him, he gets even more than /
that amount. He will ride for Green B. !
Morris division of the Haggin stable.
The death on Thursday of the promi-
nent sire Electric Bell. by Electioneer. |
out of Beautiful Bells. a dam who has
ten in the list occurred last week. Elec-
trio Bell was a full brother to Chimes,
the sire of The Abbot (2:03A). He was
about twelve years old and belonged to
A l.. Butt, of Gettysburg. Pa Among his
get was Captor (2:0914). who was a SEN
sation last year and big money winner.
The Great Western Circuit was orga-
nized last week in Chicago with the fol-
lowing members: Joliet, ILL.,, June "a TO
%; Pekin, H.. July l to 4; Minneapolis.
Mimi. July 1 to 4; st. Paul. Mimi, July
to II: Davenport, Ia. July to Il; week
is left for the Detroit meeting: Des
Ia. July % to %: Freeport. ILL.,,
August Il to 10; Galesburg. ILL.,, August
10 to 90 Columbus Junction, Ia, August
&c to 90; Hamline Mimi. September l to
6: Milwaukee, Wis, September to y;
Ind, September 16 to ?;
Joliet, III, September 20 to 20; Spring
field, Ill. September 90 to October 4. Be
tween Des Moines and Freeport two weeks
are open. and it is expected that Men
iota, H., and Independence, Ia, will take
hem.