Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-26
PERFORMANCES OF PRINCETON,

He came ont in the spring Of 1855, when 8 thraa-
year old, for the Citizens Stake, 2ile heats is suh
scribers at 500 each; started The race was won nv
Laura Spellman in four heats Princeton second rhs
nrst heat a dead heat between Princeton ana NJ
O. Johnstons filly-tme, 55A-352-3,47s< Ills
second race was Tor purse Of $780, mle heats which
he won In three heats beating Helen Sweigat Bouona,
and Mamie Lewstime s. 42l6-3 4O-3 Primo tSn
winning second and thirds heats Four DAYS after be
was beaten Mamie Lewis. 4-mile heats Tor . purse
OF $3.50; Princeton being second and beating Eilsr
BateIn2n and the celebrated horse Dick Doty Thai
pieslo9sy run on me same course. IN 7375S-tirae
of $500. mile heats, the celebrated horse Waxey
halfbrother 10 Lexington Waxey had previously won
two-mi race on the same ccur Q in 3,39k 3S.k /
John Aiken Puss Fsrris Mary Taylor, and Other 81
time ~ NJ, 405, AS.
His last race the Fashion Course, N. Y, when
he was beaten by florida and by Wagner he beating
Sam Letcher and Berry-time so 5495 ls-Prince-
winning the drst heat and contending closely for
the other twOSee Turf Register foi 1850 and ls56.
princeton did not again come out uhtil the spring OF
when the present owners offered purse free for
all horses TO enter agans him. twomi heats come
of over the Beoit course. Princeton walked over
he took the hrst premium the Best Thorough Bred
Stallion at the National Horse Show Kalamazoo Mich
IN the Ia Of 1865 and in the fall OF 1852 he award
ed the nrst premium the Best Thorough Bred Stai.
lion at the ii inois State Fair held Freeport aud
the second premium Thorough Bred Stallion at thu
United States Fair held at hicag and in the fall OF
1860 he was awarded the fret premium the Best
Thorough Bred at the Wiscon ia State Fair held at
Madison in competition with other very fine Thorough
81 ed Stations. The week f. lowing at the Horse
Association. held at Mi waukee Wisconsin he won the
prize OF Slaspeed being the test of one single mile
beating the celebrated horse Capt Buord, and very
fine Glencoe Stallion owned by J. Robbins Aadi-
son. Wisconsn--tme minute and 80 seconds; track
very heavy after spell OF very wet weather from the
time the horse left Madison until the race.
In the TALL of 1851 he again awarded the First
Premium in competition with i very fine Thorough
Bred Stations the Illinois State Fair held st Chica
60 In the fall OF 1861 he put In trsin and ac
count OF the all racing abandoned in this
ton OF the country In the fall of 1858 he the
premium at the Scott county Fair held at Davenport
lows Speed being the test be his second half mile
in 81 seconds, under hard pull from the time he
struck the home stretch 1t supposed the time
by sporting that be could havo the half mile
in 4s seconds The next week following he won the
first premium at tho Iowa State Pair held at DUBUQUE
speed being abe test, one single dash Of a mile
Princeton was awarded the FIRST premium st the
Wisconsin State Pair held ut Janesvile In the fall Of
1854, over number Of very fne Thorough Bred Sts.
lions. At the State Fair held at Jsnesvllo In 1866
the first premium as Thorough Bred was awarded 70
one Of Princetons colts, yea old, owned by g. T.
Rpbie. COWS