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— Three Rweepslnke races came off at 

 Fleetwood Park last Thursday, -which were 

 all closely contested, particularly the first 

 race. The sweepstakes were for road horses, 

 owners to drive. Out of six entries three 

 faced the judges. After six beats, Lady 

 Dailey was 'declared victor. Beat time, 8:01, 



The second race, for a purse of $250, 

 mile heats, best three in five, iu harness, 

 was competed for by Betsy King and Sorrel 

 Jake. The former" won in three straight 

 heats. Best time, 8:45; 



—A match for $50Q, best three iu five, in 

 harness, was contested at the Prospect Park 

 Fair Ground last Thursday by Lady Veoia 

 and Ruby. The former was the victor. 

 Best time', 2:')i) 



— Decrfoot Park witnessed four races last 

 Thursday, but owing to the sharp competi- 

 tion only two were finished. The $200 

 purse was won by JMurpliy's Lady Collyer, 

 and the §300 purse by Howe's Prince. Best 

 time of the former, 2:3T; of the latter, 2:34. 



—The events on the card at Deerfoot Park 



last Friday drew together n very fair attend- 

 ance. The postponed 2.45 and 2:o3 con- 

 tests were first called, the former taking 

 precedence Four heats had been trotted 

 on Thursday, "Willie having two and Logan 

 a like number, and when tlie horses were 

 called upon the track for the fifth Leal Wil- 

 lie was the favorite iu the pools. He won 

 the heat and race, Logan taking second 

 money. Best lime, 2:38 j. 



Three heats had been decided iu the 3:33 

 race at the. time of postponement, Daly 

 having two, so that when the horses came 

 for the word he was a long favorite. Lady 

 Annie won the fourth heat, and Daly the 

 fifth and rare. 



First on the regular programme was the 

 purse of $200, for horses that had never 

 beaten three minutes. Of eight starters, 

 but three came to the score, viz., II. W. 

 Howe's gray gelding Henry Miller, J. Wil- 

 son's brown'maj-e Maud, and John Mnrphv's 

 roan mare Lady Collyer. The latter was 

 the favorite two to one over the others. She 

 won the race in three straight heats, dis- 

 tancing the field in the third. 



—The unfinished races of the previous 

 flay were completed last Saturday at Deer- 

 to 'a Park. After a most exciting contest, 

 which included two dead heats, Murphy 

 and Campbell's Pauline was decided victor, 

 O'Neil having won two heats in eight. 



— Two interesting trots were run over the 

 Westchester County Fair Grounds at White 

 Plains last Thursday. That for horses that 

 had not beaten thirty required eight heats 

 to decide it. Feek'a" Bonner finally won. 

 Best time, 2:314- The thirty-two race was 

 wen by Lady White with but little exertion. 

 Best time, 2;3?£. 



—The trotting stallion Manhattan, while 

 being driven to a buggy last Saturday, ran 

 away and had the cords of both hind legs 

 cut, and is probably ruined. He was valued 

 at $30,000, and owned by Tallman & Mey- 

 ers, of Dutchess county. 



— The Sfca View Park Association had a 

 very interesting occasion last Saturday, the 

 weather being" good and the attendance 

 large. The. trotting race was won by New 

 Dorp, the best time made being 3:48, and 

 the winning race by Mickey Free. Best 

 lime, r,U. Distance," half a mile. 



— The racing at Beacon Park was resumed 

 last Saturday. The unfinished races of Fri- 

 day were completed. After running six- 

 Heats in all, Frank Palmer won, the best 

 time being 2:31. 



— Two races were run at Mystic Park last 

 Saturday. The first was won by Daniel 

 Know, whose best time was 3:38, and the 

 second by Baby Girl, who finished her work 

 in 8:48. ' 



—At the Fall meeting at New Haven On 

 the Uli,inst., the, race in the 2:40 class was 

 won by Washburn J). Vaughan's Surprise, of 

 Worcester, in three straight heats. H. B. 

 Winship's Jasper, of Providence, was sec- 

 ond, and Lady Bonner third. 



The three minute class race was won by 

 E. Ripley's Surprise, of Springfield. Sea 

 Foam, ol Hartford, won the first heat, the 

 fourth was a dead heal between Burprise 

 and Tip Top, of llolyoke, and the second, 

 third, and fifth heats uctv won bj Surprise. 



In the double team race. Julia Hayqs and 

 male won the first licit in 3:02, Princess and 

 mate the second and third in 2:53 and 3:03$. 



-The Fall meeting at Point Breeze Park 

 began on the lth instant. The weather 

 v. as favorable, and the attendance large. 

 The Brat race, for three minute horses, was 

 won by Honest Mac in three straight, heats. 

 The other horses in the race were Katy S., 

 Sally B., Amanda C, Maude, .Maggie M., 

 Lady Goodwin, Jim, and Hampton. Time, 

 3:34. 



The second race was for 2:29 horses, with 

 six entries. The starters were Annie Col- 

 lins, Royal George, Snowball, Arthur, Ade- 

 laide, and Lizzie Keller. Royal George 

 won. Best time, 3:2(1^. 



—The races at Point Breeze Park were 

 resumed last Saturday. The weather was 



fine, and the track in good condition. The 

 unfinished race of Friday was finished Sat- 

 urday. Ella Madden won the sixth heat 

 and the race. The first race of Saturday 

 was for a purse of $1,000, mile heats, best 

 three in five, in harness, $750 to first, $850 

 to second. American Girl and Copperbot- 

 tom entered. At the start the Girl was two 

 lengths ahead; at the quarter ten lengths, 

 and this was increased at the three quarter 

 pole, the Girl distancing Copperbottom, who 

 moved slowly, time, 2:25, The Girl made 

 the circuit without a break. The result 

 created dissatisfaction. The last race was 

 for a purse of $750, mile heats, best three 

 in five, to wagon; $400 to first, $250 to sec- 

 ond, and $100 to third. Bella, Annie Col- 

 lins, and Bamej r Kelly entered. Bella was 

 the favorite, and she won, Best time, 2:31$. 



—Goldsmith Maid was trotted at the Point 

 Breeze Park last Friday to beat her best 

 time, 2:14, but she failed in the attempt. 

 Her best effort was 2:18. L . 



—The races at Dexter Park, Chicago, on 

 November Cth, for horses that never beat. 

 2 :50, was won by Lady Linn. Best time, 

 2:43. The next trot, for horses that never 

 beat 2.-40, was won by Frank Holhrook. 

 Time, 2:42. 



—At Dexter Park last Saturday, in the 

 trotting match for a purse of $1,000, there 

 were six entries and four starters. Observer 

 won in three straight heats, Badger Girl 

 second, John H. third, and Ohio Boy fourth. 

 Best time, 2:27. Iu the running race, mile 

 dash, for a purse of $300, Little Frank won, 

 Lancer second, China Boy third. Best 

 time, 3:51$. 



—The first meeting of the Lagrange Trot- 

 ting Association closed on the 6th instant. 

 The day's sport commenced with a trotting 

 race, mile heats, best two in three, for 

 horses that never beat three minutes, tor a 

 purse of $100. Quickstep won in three 

 straight heats. Best time, 2:3Gf. 



The day closed with a running race for a 

 purse of $200. Nellie Bush won in two 

 straight heats. 



—At the fair of the Muscatine (Iowa) Ag- 

 ricultural Association, a young miss rode a 

 fiery and untamed steed", bridleless, round 

 the ring, only guiding the animal with her 

 whip. 



Memphis, November 2d, 1874. 



At the State Fair at Jackson, under the 

 management of the Jackson Jockey Club, 

 the first day's trotting race, mile heats, best 

 two in three, for a purse of $100, lound two 

 entries, viz., Sugar-iu-the-GJourd and Kitty, 

 the former winning the first and last heats 

 and the race. Best time, 2:43f. 



The running race, mile dash, for Ji purse 

 of $50, brought out Carrie P., Bob Britton, 

 Sedan, and Nellie Matthew, the first named 

 winning in 1;43£. 



Third day, running race, mile heats, best 

 two in three, for which Mary L. and Fal- 

 mouth entered, and the latter won. Best 

 time, 1 :46. Same day, trotting race, mile 

 dash, for a purse of $50. Kittty, Sugar, and 

 Haymaker entered. "Won by Kitty in 2:4li. 



—The raciug at the Fair of the Carolinas 

 at Charlotteville was good. Hitchcock's 

 Mollie Darling won the mile dash; time, 

 1:47J. Jim Hinton won the one mile race 

 in two straight heats; time, 1:48$ and 1.50. 



—Mr. Stanford gave the stakes won by 

 Occident to Budd Doble, the driver. 



— The great event in the sporting circles 

 of Sydney, Australia, last month was the 

 great Metropolitan stakes, valued at over 

 $5,000. Nineteen horses, including six from 

 Victoria, faced the starter, the winner turn- 

 ing up in the Sydney horse Sterling. Vic- 

 toria ran second and third, with Golds- 

 borough and Maid of Avenal. Distance, 

 two miles ; time, 3:3CJ. 



For Forest ami Stream. 

 HORSES IN ANCIENT TIMES. 



THE love of the ancients for the horse 

 nearly approached idolatry; espe- 

 cially was such the case among the Greeks 

 and Arabians, whose admiration for man's 

 noblest friend led them to deify him. Zs'ep- 

 tunc or Posidonwas regarded as his creator, 

 and consequently the horse was looked 

 upon as an offspring of the gods. He had 

 for his patron saint a being who lived niosl 

 legally, in a gorgeous palace, far down in 

 the depths of the sea. His steeds were ca- 

 parisoned with the richest fabrics— their 

 hoofs brazen and their manes golden— and 

 when their master, the great Neptune, rode 

 over the sea in his jewelled chariot, the 

 waves became smooth at his approach, and 

 the monsters of the deep, recognizing bun, 

 disported in his f warning wake. 



Bui in mythology there are different sto- 

 ries told concerning the creation of the 

 horse', one of which, written in all the sober 

 earnestness of truthful history, says that 

 Minerva and Neptune disputed with eaph 

 other who should have the honor of nam- 

 ing Athens, and that. Olympus, to make 

 peace, decided that he would give the pref- 

 erence to the god who should create the 

 most useful thing for the benefit of man- 

 kind. It iB said that Minerva created the 

 olive tree, and that to her was awarded the 

 privilege of giving a name to the capital. 

 But Neptune gave to the world a horse, and 

 a parliament of goda decided that to him 



should have been the award of Olympus. 

 Most certainly the verdict of man would 

 have been in favor of Neptune. 



There is still another story, similar in ef- 

 fect, that Athena and Posidon were the 

 contestants before Olympus, and that to 

 Posidon is duo the credit of creating the 

 horse. 



The ancient Greeks have also a fragmen- 

 tary history of the horse, in which they say 

 he first appeared in Tessaly, and that he 

 was a gift from heaven to Pelens. In this 

 account the horses of Helios and Selene are 

 mentioned as animals living alone on herbs, 

 and which finally became inhabitants iu the 

 islands of the blessed. 



Those who have given much attention to 

 mythology will remember how badly poor 

 Phseton tared when he attempted to drive a 

 span of celestial horses-, how hia track be- 

 came ablaze of fire; how he nnoked the 

 Ethiopians— which the Greeks say accounts 

 for the dnsky color of that race— and how 

 at. last he was thrown into the river Po aud 

 drowned. 



Two thousand years ago Xenophon gave 

 some admirable instructions concerning the 

 breaking* of colts, which shows how well 

 the subject was understood in his day; in 

 fact, in our modern times, no sounder ad- 

 vice could be given than the following, from 

 the great Athenian general. He sayS; — 

 '■We should take care that the cult be de- 

 livered to the breaker gentle, tractable, and 

 submissive to man; for such a disposition 

 may generally he produced in him by the 

 "■room at home, if he knows how to man- 

 age him, so that hunger, thirst, aud uneasi- 

 ness, may be felt by the colt when alone, 

 aud that food, drink, and relief fiom un- 

 easiness may come to him from man; for if 

 things are thus ordered man must not only 

 be liked, but longed for by the colt. " 



The ancients always treated their horses 

 with the greatest affection. The Orientals 

 considered them as members of their fami- 

 lies: they slept, with them, as well as with 

 wife and children, on the same bed of 

 straw; they fed them with barley, and 

 called them the "children of the wind." 



It would seem that in ancient limes the 

 horse was much more hardy — certainly 

 longer lived, than with us. We find Aris- 

 totle saying that the horse improves in 

 body and strength until he is twenty years 

 of age; that he is useful at. thirty, and'lives 

 until thirty-five; one. was known to live to 

 seventy-five years, and Aristotle thought 

 that the life of the average horse might be 

 extended to fifty years if properly treated. 



Iu olden times, in Upper Germany, they 

 had some strange customs, one of which is 

 observed at the present day. With the an- 

 cient Germans the patron saint of the horse 

 was the holy St. George, and on the 25th of 

 April a grand festival was held. The priests 

 -and the peasantry assembled around some 

 consecrated chapel, in their immediate dis- 

 trict, or, in the absence of a chapel, around 

 an old tree, and preached a sermon and 

 blessed the horses. The young men then 

 mounted their animals and rode three times 

 around the chapel or tree, while the priests 

 sprinkled the horses with holy water. This 

 ceremony it was believed would preserve 

 the horses from sickness and death during 

 the year. 



There is but little doubt that the religion of 

 the ancients had much to do with their regard 

 for the horse, and their kindly treatment of 

 him. How beautifully Homer describes 

 this noble animal, and how splendidly the 

 carvings of Phidias, taken from the Par- 

 thenon, and which uow adorn the Avails of 

 the British Museum, portray the lineaments 

 of the horses of ancient times. 



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