The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11
THE WINNER.

THE WINNER.
The wonderful horse, Red Cloud, was sired
bv Legal Tender, fast pacing stallion,
owned by Graves Il LOOMS, of Chicago, of
unknown pedigree. The pedigree of
his dam is also hopslessly I'M
known, as she was bought from a
widow woman who never paid any at
tention to that sort of thing. His sire never
got any other trotters, and it is therefore pre-
sumed that his trotting instinct must have
come from his dam, who must have had good
blood in her veins. Red Cloud was bred by
Johns. Wade of, Edinburg, Ind, who now
owns him. He took naturally to trOtsing,
and has been at it since he was four
year-old. He is now eight years old, and
many good judges predict that he is the
coming horse" He is a light bay of medium
size. andcombines nearly all the recognized
tr0tting points. After he fills his existing en-
gagements in the quadrilateral combina-
tion, he can only go in the very fastest COM
pany after his record OF yesterday, but we
lose our guess If he does not maintain him.
self there with credit. bis owner could sell
him to-day for large amount, and our hope
is that Bonner will not get him i'm his
clutches.
GOLDSMITH MAIDS SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.
Not inferior to the 2:2O race as an attrac-
ton of the day in advance, and far surpass-
ing it in the trotting Importance of
the results, was the match of Gold
smith Maid against time for a purse
of $1,000. 1t was hoped OH all hands
that she would be able to beat her own un-
eQualled record OF 2:l6 made over the Sagi-
nav track this season, but very few expected
that she would Indeed bets were freely of
fered that.she would not trot faster than 2:l7,
although the weather and track were most
favorable for speed When she came on
the track after the iirst heat of the 2:20 race,
and logged up before the vast crowd loud
cheers rent the air, which Doble
behind her gracefully acknowledged.
while the gallant little mare herself
seemed conscious of the admiration sne
elected. After she was well warmed up, a
gray running horse called Petroleum. driven
by man named Sargent, in the employ of
Alden Goldsmith, was started with her, and
away she went at a caring rate. On the first
trial the running horse was kept four or five
lengths behind the mare, who went to the
quarter pole in "a, to the hall in LOG, to the
three quarter pole in 1882, and crossed the
score in 2:lS%. 1t was not expected that the
Maid would be urged to her greatest speed ON
the first heat, and little disappointment was
manifested. The second trial told different
tale. When the little mare got the word,
and it was seen that the running horse kept
close to her, IL was evident that business
was inteaded. On flew the Maid, her
tremendous stride covering the ground
at the rate of forty feet to the second
She passed the quarter in "a seconds and did
the second quarter still faster, flying
by the half-miIe pole in 1:07, rate of 2:l4.
On the upper turn the pace was
still maintained. The mare made
little break before reaching
the home-stretch, but caught in a
second, and passed the three-qusrter pole in
1:40A. Hundreds of eyes watched every
motion of the hand of their stop
watches as she came down the last quar-
ter, every muscle strained to its utmost,
and her eyes cleaning with ambitious fire.
She made skip just before reaching the
distance stand but caught at once, and as
she strobe under the wire three watches on
the judges stand were stopped at the ms
tant, and recorded the unanimous verdict,
2:15Xi a..
The eager crowd surged about the quarter
stretch, and when the blackboard was
swung out displaying the figures, mighty