The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-08-07
SNUGGLER.
What They Think Of Him East
Opinion Of the Sporting Press

Speaking OF the hor-e Smugger, lately
purchased by Capt Tough, the 1nr, Fled
and Fdrm saw:
Within The las, lev days attention ha,
ben drawn 10 rising irotting star in the
lar Net A -isili:n called SmuggIer waa
give tri.i OF. the track at Olathe. Ksnsas,
and .. he uade second heat in 2:l9., the
fact Was ,eIegrsphed all over America. The
mail has brought full particulars of that
trial. The Kansas City Journal Of Comme.oe
publishes a glowing account Of the perform
ance, declaring with a burst Of enthusiasm
that Smugeier is "the best and fastest stallion
in America" lie seems, IRON the way be
trotfed, 10 be a very good horse, but when
the Kansas editors rank him above all other
stations, the gentlemen are somewhst reck-
les. Smuygler II new seven wears old, and
was raised by Mr.. Mace Morgan, in johnson
county. Kansas. From the report in the
Jsurnai Of Commerce OF Wednesday, July
23d, We take the following:
at il only within the past six months
that he developed any ''trotting' propensi-
ties, pacing being his natural gait, and he
vas entered "A PAGER in lie races at our
County Fair last Fall With few months
handling he develoPes a speed exc .iled only
BY Dexter or GoIdsmi,h Maid after years OF
the most thorough and careful training.
trottIng his mile fairly and squsreIy, without
a single break, in lr-s fhsn 2:20, with the
utmost esse and elegance. A, q trial Of
speed on Tuesday morning Smusgler troi,ed
three heats, making the first in 2:23, the
second in 2:l9i. and the tbi.d in 2:30. The
two first he,is were mad, wi'hnn, a single
break: in the third heat he bod. :.iiy when
part way round the track. Ts sd hsli
mile in the ~ coDd heat was maize iu :0ot.
The above lime il made by but few horses;
and when We consider lhst he has hs ! hat 4
few months training IA uo,..r. e"d ,I,ar
the track il eighteen iest over mile, the
spsed shown On Tue-dsy proves SmuggIer to
b TIE most promising and valuable horse on
the American turf, Dexter not excepted"
Our Wes ern friends. il would appear, put
faith in public trisls Of speed. They are we'll
aware that the time OF horse can I've taken
inst a accurately in trial of the kind, with
no wager OF any sort at stake, n It eau I've in
. regularly advertised 'rottipg race upon
vi ich pools are sold. That horse OF Snug
glsr's age and training shonld rroi 3 second
mile in 2:l9i certainly ia remarkable. The
third heat in 2:30. however, il hardly up TO
the average. Such falling OF in speed
would Lose the race ia d closely matched
contest OF best three in i've. Although
Smuggler has proved himself 10 be such a
good horse, be il not yet Mt the top Of the
ladder, Gold.mith Maid has a record Of
2:l6t; Dex'er's record il 2:I7t, and it i. a
we'll known fact that he tro'ied the mile in
2:l6 when he finished secnnd in the 2:l5
heat in the celebrated race with Ethan Al
Ian and running mate. American ;;irIl best
record j. 2:l7t, and Lady Thorne il credited
with 2:ls!, George Palmer has trotte.i in
2:l9l. -iora Temple in 2:l9i and Lucy
in 2:l9t. In public trial ut PROF.
pect Park, witnessed among others by the
writer of thi. article. Startle, when lacking
four days OF b. ing five years old, trotted has
second mile in 2:lS Another of Mr. Bon
ncr's horses, Joe Elliott, WI. given a public
trial at Boston last year. snd good and re-
spectacle citizens have certified that lac made
the mile in 2:l5t W. give Smuggler full
credit for what lac has done, hut ". call at
tention to the we'll authenticated perform
ances OF other horses in order that the Kan
sas people may See, by WAY Of comparison,
that the seven-year old stallion bred in their
State falls far short Of being the ''best and
fastest" horse in America. We hope 10 zee
the new altar on an Eastern track before long.
and a horse of his speed and promise will
be pretty sure 10 find his wsy 10 the Allan
tic .eaboard sooner or later. Possibly, after
he makes campaign on the turf his ad
mirers will not be quite a. sanguine IA they
are now. -