The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
SMu66LER."
From the Kansas City Times

[From the Kansas City Tlmes.l
Kansas may now throw UP. her hat
and shout long and loud, for she can
now lay claim to the champion horse of
the world. The great stallion race at
Boston for purse of ten Thousand dol.
lars, Of which so much has been said
and written, is, over, and Snaugsler is
the champion Stallion of the turf.
We are advised by special telegram
that Smuggler Won the race in three
straight heats-time, 2:23, 2::2Q, 2::20.
This news will send thrill Of ioy to
thousands in Kansas, who have looked
with pride and hope upon Smuggler as
the coming horse of the world. At
this time brief history of this horse
will not be Aninteresting. Snug.
6 er was raised IN johnson county.
Kansas, by Mace Morgan, farmer who
lives near Olathe. He was sired by a
horse called Blanco. This horse was a
natural PAGER Of great power and en-
durance. lie was not considered VAL
liable, as he was never known to beat
2:45.
Blanco is said to have belonged to a
family Of horses called Cadnaus, well
known in Ohio. Blanco died about two
years ago, being the property Of Hon.
W: S. Tough. Smuggler' dam was an
old pacing mare, which at the time
Smuggler distinguished himself be-
longed to Rev. D. P. Mitchell, Of Fort
Scott. She was purchased last fall by
Capt. Tough for 81, 900 at an advanced
age. Smuggler's sire and dam both
died the property Of Capt. Tough.
Smuggler is dark bay. almost a
brown, a white snip on the nose, one
white hind foot, sixteen and. a-hAf
hands high, and powerful frame. He
is natural PAGER, and will be remc4-
bered by fair.goers as a third-rate pa
GERS in slow races about two years go.
He could never win because he could
not be driven. He was unreliable. He
could have been purchased, two years
ago for $3.50.
His owner, Mace Morgan, made an
application to Mitchell and Marvin to
train him for paeer, in that of ~.
They not thinking it profitable to
train him for PAGER sgreedto attempt
to make trotter of him: on, condition
that they should own half the horse
and have the privilege Of controlling.
The contract vas-1nade, andtheJ began
the then almost
HOPELESS TAaK.
In the spring Of 1878 Smuggler had
made such rapid and astounding devel-
opmepts that he showed heats on psi-
vate trials in 2:20. He-was> offered for
sale fifteen months siace,, and B. F.
Akers, W. S. Tough, Frank and O. H.
Short and others NIT in: 0lat}e to wit
ness private trial. Smuggler then
made two good heats and: ae6ed badly
on the third. Akers was tinaid and
would not touch him, fearing that he
would provs:a qaittsr: Cspt. Tough
had q strong nerve. He bought the
horse at thirteen thousand dollars. He
was Immediately taken TO- New York
and ofereafo sale. On . private trial
before Bonner he made three heats,
none Of which wefe above 2:21. Upon
this record he was sold by Capt. w. S.
Tough ta:Col. H. S. Russell for $40. 900.
Since that time be has been
on the stud farm in Boston. 1t
seems that he was poorly han
died AID got badly ''o&:." A few weeks
since Chas. Marvin, who first trained
the hsrse, was sent off, and he imme.
diatcsy went East and took charge o1
the horse. he found him IN a very un.
satisfactory condition. In his first race
he won two heats in 2:22 IL, 2:22 3d.
ana was dis4anced Oh the fourth. He
was then thought to be wanting in bot
ten. He has since won two races
taking the fourth and fifth heats. HI
! has demonstrated his bottom and hi.
speed, and to-day may be crowned th,
KING STALLION 49,
of the turf. This is great card 70,
Kansas, and it is due to. the nerve, en-
terprise and sagacity of Hon. w. IS
Tough that Kansas claims the cham
pi0a horse Oft the world. .
The Republicans Of the Wisconsin
/ 9th district have renoninated Hon. A
S. McDill for sConeroaa 5&