aM BEL I TTR Re easy
Silent Sounds.
Youdo not hear it? Unto me
The sweet low sound comes ceaselessly;
Aud, floating, floods the earth and sky
With tender tone.
Yiu do not hear the restless Pent,
U pon the floor of childish feet
Of feet that tread the flowery street
Of heaven alone,
At worn, at noon, at eve, at night,
I hear the patter, soft and light,
And cach the gust of wings, snow-white,
About my door,
And on the silent air is borne
The voice that from my world was torn—
That lett me, comfortless, to mourn,
For evermore,
Bometimes floats up, from out the street
The boyish laughter, bird«like, sweet
I turn forgettully, to greet,
My darling fair:
Soft as the ripple of the stream,
Brecze-kissed beneath the moon's
beam,
How strangely real doth it seem!
And bie not there,
pale
Ab, no; you eannot hear his eall;
You catob no laugh, nor light footfall;
And He who sald,
“1 will not leave thes de olate,’
Has, som: how, loosed the bonds of fate
And left ajar the golden gate
Which bides my dead.
a te ae A, LAC
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.
A sunny head, aimost hidden
vhite straw hat, was thrust mto the
vpen window of the parlor of Dr, Prit-
chard, a large brick building planted 1
the vicimty of a newly discovered min.
eral spring, and a clear voice laughed:
*
won't seel” and Effie Morton's sleep
was sweetened that night by the thought
that one more link was forged in the
chain that bouna Ailan to her, while
Allan's dreams were all of Nora,
Love is the one miracie-worker yet
alive, and it was not long before Allan's
heart, that till now had never throbbed
faster for a woman's sake, was irrevooa-
bly in Nora's keeping,
“Bat she shall never know it,” re-
solved Allan, ‘‘Her father is worth a
million, and I am poor.”
But such resolutions are made only
to be broken, Allan met Nora return-
ing from one of her favorite flower-
quests, with briar-rose vines, studded
thick with bude aud blooms, hanging
from her srms, and she looked 80 sweet
that all his heart rushed to his lips, and
he told ber that he loved her.
Nora simply, the great, sweet eyes shin-
ing like golden-brown stars for joy,
Aud then Allan forgot for a whi e that
Norn was rich and he was poor.
“What will your fathersay?”
“Let's go and see!” langhed Nora,
I can wind him round my httle
So the two presented themselves be-
ing!
playing a pretty toy of
which nestied rosy verbenas, big blue
violets, and the waxy bells of the wild
hyacinth, 1mm charming confusion or
profusion, *‘Take that for your want
of taste!”
And she threw a handful of
saucy laugh,
“Oh, that Nora!” sighed Mrs.
mere wrapper, all cream-colored lace
and embroidery,
“She is a combination of exclamation.
points and boisterousness,” commented
Miss Eflie Morton, who herself was a
combination of die-away prettiness ana
flicked away one of Nora's violets that
had fallen on her dress. ‘And such a
hoyden as she is,”
“Such = contrast to her father!”
mourned Mrs. Drapier, who was more
than suspected of having designs on the
heart and hand of Mr. Carston, the
millionaire widower, who, for his im-
agined and multifarions ailments, was
staying at Dr. Pritehard’s with
pretty daughter, Nora,
**Yea, she is a contrast”
Miss Earle, an and
beayty, looking up from the cardinal
silk purse was beading “Mr.
Carston is an old granny, and Nora is
as sweel 88 a rose, and a8 preity as a
picture, and full to the finger-tips of
vigorous life, Tue trouble 1s, yon
ais
assentea
Deiress, brunet ts
shie
’ are
I
ikd
“The idea!” sniffed the
iimultaneous scorn,
*I wonder what Doetor Branscombe
will think of Nora? He has finished
attending those medical lectures at St
Thomas’, aud will be back this evening
0 enter into partnership with Doetor
Pritchard,” added Miss Earle quietly,
“I faney be won't waste many
thoughts on Ler, He
hat he admires only womanly women,”
simpered Miss Morton, who fancied
1ersel! a “womanly woman,” and con-
iequently the handsome young doctor's
deal, on the strength of her utter in-
sffectualness and viny clinging to mascu-
iuity,
adies
iadies,
She 18 to sing in the concert
Doctor
o-might,
ve got up to celebrate
thard’s birthday,
rou know. I've never heard her sing,
xcept in hymns on Sandays aud at
orayers, but I suppose she'll gave us
An Awful Little Sarab,’ or something
f the sort,” said Mrs, Drapier,
Miss Earl smiled,
Nora sing,
**Now prepare to be astonished,”
ittered Miss Morton, behind her blue
swtrich-feather fan. to Doctor Braus-
sombe as she pointed out on the satin
But during Allan's appeal, Mr, Cars-
rod had usurped the place of his spiue,
and gave a polite but stern retusa’,
"Oh, papal aren't you ashamed of
yoursell!” exclaimed Nora, turning
Aud thereupon followed a sweet
Storm of blandishments ana prayers,
that soften sd Mr. Carston no more than
rock.
“1 have always let yon bave yonr own
wiuy, Nora; but to do so now, would be
to wreck my own awbition and your
I intend to take
but you muy marry a nobleman?’ ar
gued Mr, Carston,
“I don't want to marry a nobleman,
and I do want to marry Allan!” pouted
*‘I san't allow it, so let us drop the
subject, All this excitement will bring
on & fit of palpitation or the heart,” said
Mr. Carston, gasping elaborately, and
resching for is smelling-salts,
“*Never mind, dear, it will all come
right at last,” consoled Nora,
through her tears, as she followed Allen
uto the hall,
“How? ' demanded Allan, gloomily.
“1 don't know; but something will
turn up,” said Nora, brightly,
Aud fortune—slandered ~ goddess
who must have become soure by the
world’s distrust, thereupon resolved to
reward her for her sweet confidence.
A few days after this, Nora discovered
her father exhausting the air trom
small receiver, in which lay 8 withered
appie,
“Just look! Isn't it wonderful?” he
exclaimed, as Nora peeped over his
shoulder, and watched the appie swell
io shapely proportions,
Oh, I've seen that done before in
nataral philosophy kesous st school!’
she said, slightingly, *
**Well, this is the principle of Dostor
Pritchard's celebrated vacuum treat.
ment. The patient sits in the Lex, and
the air 18 exhansted. The wuatient
3 '
¢
1
i
B
this apple, and perve force is therely
liberated and the circulation of
blood established,
has done him immense good. I mean
to try it to-morrow,” exelmimed Mr.
Carston, beaming with satisfaction,
“Oh, don't, papa! What if yon
should burst?’ exclaimed Nora, in a
horrified voice,
“Of course the exhaustion of air is
uot to be carried too far,” sootued her
“But don’t do it! I know it won't do
you any good!” urged Nora, “Yon
know you had fumes of sulphuric acid
pumped into your lungs till you said
mediately, otherwise you shall stay in
till the last second!” said Allan, ap-
prosching nearer,
‘You shall never have
claimed Mr, Oarston with
deflance,
“Very weil,” said Allan,
if to leave,
The servant went on pumping, The
baud tightened around Me, Oarston’s
neck, like a rubber boa-constrictor., His
heart thumped harder, his head swam
more dizzily, and his breath became
more labored,
“If I should die, she'd marry him a
Nora!” ex.
a gasp of
turning as
i
i
her and let me out!”
Allan thrust aside the
the man ai
father-in-law dropped limply into his
After he had revived his patient with
fans and sal-volatile, Allan flew to find
“I told yon
A Mean Advantage,
>.
CAPTURING A DEVIL FISH.
An Exciting Adventure offthe Florida
Coast,
by our mutual friend, Dr, Ferber, that
some of the incidents which occurred
qoriog 8 certain trip made last
down the western coast of the peniusnia
worth preserving, If
possible to picture to your
the events of such a day
vividly as memory presents them to the
setors, then might this communication
justify itself, I'ne day selected for the
experiment Maren 10, 1885. The
Little " of
about eight tons, Captain and owner,
Aired P, Jones, Pilot, Wilsou, Christian
BEUsOn
were
wH
is
he never was properly baptized, Able
seaman, Abram, Savernumeraries, Mos
818, Diank sod Black, otherwise the
“big” and *“hitie” dootor. well-known
physicians of Chicago, genial com.
panions, ardent sportsmen; and lastly,
the writer, Time, sunrise. Location, a
miles south of Punta Rassa, and
the entrance to Estero
fow
just
Bay.
The day is a perfent one, the air soft,
balmy aud inspired by a gentle breeze
irom the west, Que of the party is
seated upon the cabin sweeping
wilh his omnipresent
opposite
horigon field
glass,
“Pilot, what's that big fin half a ma
le
“Devil tiah.’
“Devil tisn! Pilot, that's what
bere for, We want that fish.”
“You dou't want to fool with no devil
fa; the i play about
We are
re sil § No chld s
we want that fish,”
we
Lith
litte doctor:
foliow
. aida the
wwe him if we have to
“Well, if T must, I must, but you've
£0t to tend the line, and the others get
uto tue cockpit the way I
ont want any one killed by this fool
J A
. 3
out of
mhiess,
“We
jump overboard: only strike
Of eae the
the anchors are
will do as we are told, if it is to
that fish!”
pilot's coat, shoes and
carried aft,
stockings,
ward deck, and three or four haindred
fect of pall neh waviila rope eviled
there, The jib is hauled down and
carciully lashed. Lhe pilot plants him-
seif upon the bowsprit, with his heavy
pole talanced in his right hand, his left
gathering in a few coils of the line
which be hes just attached firmly to the
harpoon, The hand of the captain is
on the tiller, while Lis eyes follow « very
motion of the pilot. Abram stands by
the halliards ready for the expected
order, One of the passengers, with
bands trembling with exoitement, holds
the line, prepared to give 1t a turn
aronnd the windlass or his own neck,
as be may be instructed, The other
two sit with the rifles on the top of the
cano, And then that eleetrio bath!
You got so charged with electricity that
oy Miss Carston.”
rose and silver came lightly and swiltiy
© the frovt of the improvised stage,
A tomboyl—this lovely girl with the
rch perfection of her
sai of laughing, topaz eyes, and a
shapely “little bead ruunicg over with
rurls” of glittering gold.
on her round wrists clinked a sweet.
aoted little overture as she began her
ong,
It was one of those which have sung
ime of Bhakespeare, As she finished
ihe concluding lives;
‘“L'o bid my love good morrow,
Biog, birds, in every furrow.”
She began to tune her merry note
anto tho sweet bird's throat, and a mad,
musical medley twittered, thrilled and
warbled through the room, as if all the
birds the poet had mentioned in his
long were swinging on blossoming
sprays and fairly outdoing themselves
in their efforts to bid his love the sweet.
sat of good morrows,
“What an exhibition! 1 told you she
would astonish youn,” whispered Miss
Morton, in the pause that followed the
rapturous encore,
*‘I am astonished! I had expected
nothing like this,” assented Allan, with
» quizzieal twinkle in his handsome
yes,
“I knew you disapproved of those
bold girls, who lay themselves out to
gain ~#0 far—so very far
trom Soars Aden of & womanly wozian!"
sooed Miss Morton, ploming frizaly
little head
“Can't she see,” mused Allan, fn
wonder, “that any man’s idea of a
womanly woman 18 one who is full of
sweetness, brightness and fire, like
Miss Carston, instead of an envious Jit.
# Parian 1mage like herself!”
But ‘wove so blind as those who
ol # dW b
set your soup all over Mrs, Drapier's
old gold silk,
“This
The prineiple is delightful! |
The next morning, as Allan was pass.
ing through the upper story of the
or down among the coils of line, secord-
4 »
of most excitement,
Thod! Crash]
under the bow, a line whizzing through
torn and biistered fingers,
“Down mainsail,
Hard
pole.”
down
your helm. Cateh that But
prayers proceeding from one of the
rooms,
treatment!” he mused,
that he doesn’t stay in too long, Prit
He opened the door to go in. Then,
astern, Into the skiff tumbles one of
the party, and, pulling vigorously, soon
recovers the pole, To turn 1s less easy,
is within forty yards of the sloop, the
vocupant contemplates
back, chnekling wickedly to where he
principle of the vacunm treatment so
delightful in its practical working as it
had seemed when viewed abstractedly,
His bair stood on end with fright,
like an iron-gray anreole; his eyes
seemed bursting from their sockets, and
the rubber band lightened around his
neck as the operator worked the air
pumps vigorously.
“Oh! out! ah-h-h-h! Bop! You're
killing me,” he shrieked and sputtered,
“The old doctor said as how { was io
keep you in the full time, wir,” res-
ponded the servant impiacably,
“I'll give you fifty pounds—1'l1 give
you a hundred—I'il give yon my dia.
mond studs if you let me out,”
“Time ain't up yit, sir!” answered
ihe incotruptibie servant, looking at the
“Branscombe-—my dear fellow!”
gasped the sufferer,
Allso in the entrance,
choking! I'm dymg!
A brilliant ides
wind, In Me
Aw his own »
make Nora the price of her father's
To : consent marriage
ve your to
with Hg and 1 will ws ;
great wings of the gigsntio ‘sea bat,”
sad he soon fiuds himsell safe (and
warm) on board, Back comes the fish,
and a ocasnal blow makes our craft
shiver from stem to stern, and suggosts
that we owe mach to the ignorance of
our prey.
Bomebody’s rifle oracks, and the
spouting blood and crimson wake prom.
ise to our inexperience the approaching
termination of our resistance, and ocon-
sequently of sport. But neither one
bullet nor the score that follow it avail
mn the direction of our anticipations,
Deeper and deeper swims the flash, now
probably forty feet below the surface,
but straight out into the gulf, and with
inoreasing velocity, The occupants of
A eA
€xno8e ove to the risk of assassination,
mechanical force somewhere,
But now the back of the monster is
again seen near the surface, and some
thirty feet beyond the bowsprit,
Ines
Soon the devil fish is swim-
ment. Now we have two
windlass,
undiminished energy.
8 soon cast in
A great
his cavernous
hoisted, and our bow pointed AWAY
from the heavy wind now
We sit
the sloop watching the
great mouth, the ourions horn-like flip
and the wonderful power and
grace of the propelier-like wings, as
swims easily after us,
As we reach the entrance to
that perhaps he 18 after all not carrying
out his own ideas, His propellers are
dious, and for a moment the
But wind and
prevail; it 1s a dying flurry,
have him anchored as near the shore as
six men aided by pulleys
him; his broad back (eighteen feet from
wing to wing) above the water so that
we can safely vemture on it. We ex-
amine the cmrious Lalf fis and balf
leeches which have domicled themselves
upon the back of our victim, and are
greedily sucking the wounds made by
our rifles, We remove a square yard or
80 of the wugh and rasp like hide with
# view to future slippers, antl proceed
to sink a shaft through gristlie and flesh
(bone there 18 none) into the creature's
interior,
sail
invites us to indicate our prefer-
ences in the matter of a proposed sup-
per, The firm flesh of the fish with its
éteaks of bright red and pure white
tronomic experiment, which is as sne-
sm ———
Death Valley.
The “Death Valiey” in
Cal, Owes 118 name partly to ile fright-
fully desolate character, being for the
most part destitute of everything ueces-
sary to support life, and part y¥ LO the
number of persons and imals that
perished there, The walley 1% 100
miles long by 20 miles wide, though
only about 40 miles in length and eight
OF ten in width is embraced within Inyo
county. In 1852 a targe party of immi-
grauis perished from thirst within its
mits, [ts level is from 100 to 400 feet
i the sea, givi I
al
below Ig ia greater de-
as great as that of the Dead Sea, It is
probably the bed of a former lake, the
walters of which were strongly charged
with salt and sods, For 45 miles in
length and 15 m depth, slong its cen-
ter, I a salt marsh in which the
Amargozs {or Bitter) river sinks. and
4
“
1
:
1
4
it
known depth of thin soft mud, For
miles there is no water fit to arink, and,
slthoagh springs are nomerous, they
are lutensely aikaline. Au exploring
party iu 1865 found the temperature in
January-—the coolest month of
year-—as high as 90 degrees Falirenheit,
When there is no breege througn the
long canyon the air becomes so dense
that respiration is painful and dificult
During the spring terrible gales of wind
fil the air with salt, gravel and sand,
in clouds as black as coal smoke.
Fitted for Arctic Disc overy.
was standing iu six inches of snow at
the northeast corner of Fourth and
Race streets. The wind didn’t blow
through his whiskers, because his chin
and cheeks were clean shaven, but the
wires for strings would put to blush the
harmonies of the Aolian and the wail
air. His costume consisted of shoes,
socks, working pataloons, and armless
under shirts, open at the neck. He
was an athletic young man, with very
white skin, clear face, and sparkling
eyes, aud he appeared to eajoy this out-
door atmosphere of a few degrees above
zero. His bare hands were crossed
a cigar caught in a
holder. A solitary pedestrian, emerg.
ing from a swirl of snow dust, halted
in a stupified sort of way, and after a
cap down about his ears, and
drawing
his nister closer about him.
ventured
of forcing the season just a little # The
answer was a slight laugh and this re-
mark : “Oh, no; it was getting a lit-
tie close down in the cellar, and I
thought I'd come up and take a
smoke." He seemed to be utterly in-
sensible to the cold, and explained that
from childhood he had subjected him.
self to a regime of cold water and cold
Air as a standoff for an original tend-
ency to pulmonary trouble. His disecip-
ine included regular exercise for mus-
cular development,
It has been found that under the
vast trees of sage brush in Nevada there
is a rich, deep, loamy soil, which oan
be made wonderf! productive with a
irrigation
.
~-An exceptionally
the season is a made of suede
0 elaine set, ag g
wg i ale @h a
FASHION NOTES
| Scarfs of fine white lawn are again
| fashionably worn,
| - Black trimming is now considered
| fashionable on all colors, even brown,
~ Ivory white vests are worn with
| velvet, silk and fine wool basques of
i dark colors,
~ Hoop ear rings set with pearls, di-
| amonds, garnets, or rubies, are very
{ fashionably worn with full evening
toilets, .
~— Low corsages of red velvet are
wora with skirts of various materials,
tulle and other thin fabrics not ex-
| cepted,
~The new silk gloves are now em-
{ broidered and trimmed, but do not
| meet with the favor that was prophesied
| for them.
are eucalyptus and celery green, Straw
| color and maize are the new shades of
} yellow,
—AJlose fitting independent wraps
many small wraps will be made to
match costumes,
—**Beauty spots”
India ink on
painted
of
are
the
now
with girl
deal better than court-plaster.
~Khedive satin isa new material,
It is to be had with small Oriental de-
signs, and also plain.
fails in peculiarly soft, rich folds,
-Full and wholly undraped skirts
are suitable only for very young ladies,
and, even among these, the figures that
Can wear them are the exceptional ones,
~Coffee’ parties
afternoon “teas,” Tea and small cakes
are replaced by coffee, coffee cake,
Creams, ices, jellies and similar delica-
cies,
~An
are newer
effective evening dress is ir
dron plush,
~-Sioeves that
ali
severely
have been
1 for so long a time are expanding
again, and are henceforth to have, so i
is stated, all sorts of furbelow 8, frill
and “chicken fixings."
~—Cashmere 18 never out of fashion.
{The beauty of its folds and the colors
make it very useful for many occasions,
It may be made plain for the street or
elaborate for the house,
wide
with
18 trimmed
h-crowned hat with
ck velvet dotted
ary beads, It
eathers held in
-A hig
brim is of
small black ross
rith black f
knot of yellow nbbon.
ino
a5
exceed ly fashion-
Some of
~Dright red is
for
newer
able opera cloaks,
to
4
to the
Tain.
ones reach quite Lie feet, an
open up the back waist
ush the
Crinkled zepl
EVery va
with «
BO
Aare
atl: 34 §
CIOL 18 Ku
Wn in
and hight colors,
1 skirts, while the
are plaid, corres
in color,
riety of dark
pes for ti
id drapery
ne skirt
inghams |
Ave oureite
f corubinae
ground,
On a pale-bliue
Ie in A variety
i ive On
a ping
fue and red
Are perm
Hey do not 1» !
belt, and are com-
3 Or draperies
$
~ Dark blue sateens have a border
imitating Torchon lace, a tiny figure
of which is strewn over the material
{ Others have a broad border of wheat
ears, miniature ears forming the de
sign upon the fabric,
Velvet bretelles, a high velvet dog
collar and cuffs, velvet straps across
full guimpes or blouse vests, and velvet
belts and sashes will enrich wash dress.
8 that are otherwise of very simple
fabrics,
~—A necklet of pearl beads is one of
the pretty dainty creations of the sea-
| Son. t is made with a dog-collar and
{ long netted fringe with pendants, and
| may be worn over a close body or with
a low corsage,
-—Some of the new sateens have
stripes of blue, mauve or pink alter-
inating with white, with rosebuds
strewn over them. These will be used
| sateen corresponding to the
stripes.
| a plaited crown,
smoothly and is edged with gold beads,
| The trimming consists of pale yellow
| feathers and aigrette., The strings are
of blue satin corresponding to
shade of the plush,
—New silks for spring wear consist
{of serge-woven surahs, India silk in
seven-yard lengths, plain and figured,
to be combinea in a costume, and
China and Japan silks, with the pop
ular Mikado figures and colors, mingled
| tionalized flower and leaf design.
~While the American women are
rushing into low-necked gowns with
an enthusiasm that amounts to reck-
lessness, word comes from Paris that,
bout of ten women attired for dinner or
an evening party, you will not find
more than three in absolutely low
dresses; for hops not more than one,
~-A very pretty indoor dress is of gray
woolen, trimmed with passementerie
and rosary beads. The silk underskirt
is bordered with a narrow kilting; the
overdress is plaited and ornamented
with pointed tabs edged with beads; the
tunic, which 1s plaited in front, is
draped high at the side, the ends ter.
minating with tassels. Zouave vest
with full plastron, o
-In no point whatever is fashion
subjected to
bodices,
A ASSAM
HORSE
NOTES.
~A. J. Cassatt’s
entered for the
meeting.
—There is talk of building a race
track at Ashland, Pa., and starting a
Jockey elub,
~— Walter M. Greene, Treasurer of
the Narragansett Park Association,
died on February 5,
Rica, aged, »
lockaway steeplechase
—dJ. D, Ripley will sell his entire sla.
ble of trotters in the spring. Phil
Thompson, record 2.16} is among the
ot.
~Suffolk, Point
and Gentlemen's
should each give
pacers to saddle
| meetings,
A pacing mare,
Sreeze, Belmont
Driving Courses
a free-for-all purse for
al their coming spring
said to be very fant,
| sired by Tyrone, son of Scott's Hiatoga,
dam by Billy Dashaw, Las been pur.
| chased by a Boston man in Wisconsin
{ for $1750,
{ ~-N. G, Edleblute,
| has addressed a cire
| horse breeders of the western section of
the State, with a view to the formation
of an association,
of Brookville,
ular to the trotting
“*Knapsack” McCarthy has shipped
his stable from Lexington. Ky.,
Chicago, In the string are Richball,
| Mambrino, Sparkle, Marlowe, Felix.
Belle ¥., Mattie H, and Otto K.
—A revival of winter trotting and
racing is coming in the South. Jack.
| Sonville, Fla., and Charleston, 8. C..
are already in the fleld, and Tarboro,
ol
nr & 43
Ny C., Is agitating the
ri
Lik
organization
{ & circuit.
Samuel Scott the breeder of Scott ®
| Hiatoga, Scott’s Chief, Maria Neott,
| Duck, Tyrone, Bay Girl and a number
{of trotters and pacers, died New
| Philadelphia, O., on January 26, at the
| age of 70 years,
The entries for the sr ring meeting
he St. Louis fair races are as fol.
| lows: The Carriage Builders’ stakes is
| for two-year-olds, over three-quarters
{of a wile, and has sixty-seven subscri
bers, J. 8B, Clark has three nom na
Brown, three: the Pal
farm, three; ¥. B. Harper.
tt two; Chinn & Mor-
. Pate, one: the Santa
r: PP. G, Cocks and J.
ive each; Ed Corrigan,
at
of t
N .
nan, of Brooklyn, have
OF Park Fair
Is £00,000,
bat it may be devoted
Engeman
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President, David Bonper: Vie
dent N. L. Hunting; Treasurer, A. De
Cordova; Secretary, Thomas 1... Watts.
Executive Committee. Stephen F,
Knapp, Nathan BH.
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—TheSaleand Livery Stables stakes is
for two-year-old fillies, over three-quar-
ters of a mile, This bas fifty-nine sub-
scribers, The Melbourne stables send
two; W. L. Cassidy, two: the Fleet.
wood stables, two; the Palo Alto stock
farm, two; F. B. Harper, two: R, C.
Pate, one; J. B. Haggin, four; P. G.
| Cocks, four; and Ed Corrigan, five.
~fLJuite & number of trolling records
were beaten last season. Maud 8, low.
| ered the trotting record to 2.08%; Patron
year-old stallion mark down
Anteeo made the 4 year-old
{ stallion recerd 2.164; Fanny Wither-
spoon beat Monroe Chief's two-mile
| record 2 seconds by dong the distance
{in 4.43; Cobannet alse lowered the
pacing stallion mark to 2.174.
| cut the 3-
{to 2.194;
{ ~The entries that have been made to
i the stakes of the Latonia Jockey Club
| this year are more in number than at
{any time in the history of the club.
{ There are fourteen stakes, and 83%
(entries. During the spring meeting
| the following events wili be decided:
The Clipsetia stakes, which is for
| two-year-old fillies, has sixty-three
| subscribers, and is over tive furlongs of
jground, Ed Corrigan sends four
j entries; J. B., Haggin, six: F. B. Har
| per a couple, and W. L. Cassidy the
{same number. Among the eastern
horse owners represented are Blom &
Co., the Me bourne stables, and the
Lone Star stables,
The Harold stakes, which is for two-
year-old colts, has fifiy-eight entries,
and is over five furlongs, J. B. Haggin
his entered five; BEd Corngan, two; R.
C. Pate, two; W. Cottrill, the same
number, 8. 8, Brown, two, The Santa
Anita stables send three,
~The Tobacco stakes is a selling
sweepstakes for three-vear-oids and
upward, one mile and a furlong. This
has seventy-one subscribers. Alexan-
, four; Bd
Pate twos J. & J. Swigen
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two; R.
three.