, 1877-04-01
SOME SPEEDY YOUNGSTERS,

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/ Now that it has been definitely settled that colt
races to become icatlre Of the trotting turf,
| and the announcement Of several events nf this
character hare been made, 1t will bc Of interest to
| review the previous performances OF the horses
most likely to participate in these races in order
! that the public may form its idea Of their
! chances Of success. 10 those who have not hcrt-
| tofore. taken much interest in this particular
| branch Ut trottny, it may be said that the colt
races differ i'll almost every particular from cuu-
| tests between aged horses, and are interesting
chiefly breeders, in acarchof facts and ideas re-
gardng the different strains OF trottiny bluud the
general public attending them merely out OF curios
ty what baby trottcrs d. and witness. per
aps, something extraordinary In the way of speed.
Nearly all the Associations that have labbtel at
all in colt this year have arranged purses for
3, /, and 5-Jcar-oEds, this programme having been
mapped out by the National Association OF Trot-
ting-1Iorsc Breeders which hulds its meeting Sept,
1s. The Associations at Buffalo and Fleetwood
fIrz will give purses Of 81, 900 each for 3, i, and
5-ycar-olds, In connection with their regular
mer meetings, aud TIC 2Hrf, Field, and Farm pa
per, of New York. has opened two Stakes for fouls
OF 1873 and ls71, to be trotted between the 1et and
10th days OF September, 1877, over some track in
the vicinity Of New York City. In regard to this
eeason's .-year It Is. OF coursc, impossible
to say ANYTHING. none Of them have ever appear
ed in public, and in fact, the maturity have not at
present b.en broken to harness. the j. year olds
that appeared us .-ycar-olds lust season are not
numerous. and unworthy Of detailed mention, US
probas,c ca,ac,ty could be based. OF the 4-ycar-
olds, all that have so far appeared and are worthy
Of mention own Kentucky as their home, since IN
other States the colt fever has not made its appear
ance. These comprise Nnveland Chief, Honor.
Woomosa+ Centen ual. Keen Jim, Aldinc, Cygnct,
and Romance.
The tirst is bock stallion, sired by that popular
prnyenitor Of tast youngsters. Ericsson, the same
that produced Eric. with the fastest 4-year:old
aoa % by re-
first and only appearance was in the 3-ycar-old
race at Lexington last season, IN which nc won the
fourth and fifth heats by neck only, the winner
being Keen Jim.
Honor is chestnut colt by Belmont out of
mariably we'll thought Of by the blue grass gentry
last year. although rather unfortunate In his public
performances. dc came out .year-oI. but
was beaten in his only race By Woomosa. At Lex
ington last year he won race for 3-year-ods
over a fine field. including .Aldinc and Cysnet liz
hoty contested race. Atthe breeders Centennial
Meeting he was ont Of form, and in the 3ycar- old
race was disancs4 e BY A!di.e M in ths hrzt heat
hrino. and was brought out By. those successful
horsemen, the Macey Bros. She captured two
was bentc,l by iIonor and Aid,nc, trottinG second
to the latter at the Philadelphia meeting.
Perhaps the NEST sensational :-yrar old Of last
season was the colt Centennial, By Sentinel.
lie won Encc in SLOW time as a 2-y year- old, and
during The same season was defeated by Cysnct.
inSten Oct. H. in which race he met Romance,
Wavcland schicf. WoomoHa, CyGnct. and Keen
Jim. Like many prccocions trottcrs, Centennial
waltz when the word was given, and disianccd |
in the first heat. The result OF this SO cx-
asPerated htA owner who knew tho merits Of the
colt that on the following day nc was driven |
public trial in 2 isi,-a performance which made
the owners Of other feel happy that lie
was behind the banner thu preceding; day. II |
fh1n frnfft inn
can be overcome. Centennial should be tho crack |
4-ycar. old this seaaon as he is probably the
spcGdiest OF the lot AMI can trot all day.
Keen Jim is roam gc1dins that made his first ap-
pearance ut llarTorsburg, ky,- last summer in +
race ngankt oddfcllow and was beaten in two
straight heats. AT cynthiana he met Aldine Ken
tucky Star, Romance, anf Noumosa, and was dis- |
tanccd in the third heat. he having pulled OF one
s tos c e G in The Lax
old race, and won the third, fourth, and fifth
heats, his principal opponent being Waveland
Aldine has received the benefit Of considerable
advertising, as have all Of Almonts colts but to do
her justice, she deserved it. Her first appearance
aeanst as ssas atts rrse Esss@ s cysns
and Honor, :Aldinc being driven by B. j. Treacy,
Sho ~ bis a; sa,t as, Of n to
tic same style Of dsTing was followed. aud ~ ad de-
She naxt appeared at the Breeders Centennial
Meeting. and won her landily in 2:40. 2:4O,z.
Cygnet fs chcstnut-colored granddaughter OF |
Hambletonian. and began her turf career in her |
2-year old form By beating field Of aged horses ut
q country fair. During the same year she defeated
Centennial. At 3 years Of are she trottcd ut
F frankfort and Lexington, winning at neither
place, owing to tender feet. She has tEottcd n
quarter In IL seconds, and Is bred to stay, tracing
back on her dams side to Pilot. IT.
The biack fly Romance was bred By that enthu-
siastic hotseman r. S. Feech, and combines the
Manbrino and GoIddust strains OF blood. She won
It Cynthlaua last year slow track, and later,
in race with aged horses, showed good form and
speed. Other credtablc performances made her q |
|ayorite at the Lexington meeting, but she failed |
% fuall the expectation Of her friends being badly
mt OF form.
First among the 5ycar-ods that arc likely to
make public appearance this year is Sadie Bell.
asare Of comparatively unknown breeding. that |
ts*onshcd she country last year by winning the f.
old the l;ree der's Centennial Meeting,
'vcr field comprising the pick OF the country, the
leats being trotted in 2::4, ::31i:, 2:30i3, :3f.
he third helt being won BY WoodfoEd
chief- With rrgard to the breeding OF. Sadie Bell
,ut little is known. but she appears TO hare con-
iderable pacing blood in her veins. Before the
ace alluded to, she trottcd and won three races
gainst good fields OF aged horses. Like many
otis her speed came all ut once, bur whether she
yilI improve remains to be seen.
Next to Sadie he'll In point OF honors comes |
yoodford Chief the horse that won the fast heat |
rom her at the Breeders Meeting. He is Kentucky |
red, being by Clark Chief ont OF mare by the I
acchorse Bily Toua. lie was never trimmed II.
Il in his 3-year old fosm, and had no fast work