The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-15
ANOTHER TROTTlNG WONDER
THE THREE TEfR-OLD FTLLY THAT
MIDE 4 QUARTER IN ~
And This, Too. Amer n Hard Journey-Uow
n Kentucky Boy iid He- In the Woods
to Keep His Father from Selling Her.

FSom NE 'bintQo Times
Friday afternoon. Aug. 80, was a medium
day for the last time on the Milwaukee track.
the weather being trine too cool 10 place horse
at his very best Hopeful and Edwin Forrest
had been speedcd and the " beautiful bay" had
just finished his fastest quarter In "a seconds.
when Gen. Smith announced from the judges
stand that MIR. W. II. Wilson Of Cynthiana. Ky,
desired To give three wear old colt quarter Of
"A mile, and that permission had been granted.
A medium-sized bay colt, with the sulky
shafts seemingly trying to ride her, driven by
man wearing "A broad brimmed hat, and with
0n Tl @ had n ba bncE srctb AND np
Immediately heard Col. Broadhend. who stood
near by. exclaim. That's herr The view was
from the Judges stand. and Mt that distance the
FLY looked very small. and not Mt all Ike trot
ter. She moved very uncveny almost I'M
calmly; and seemed TO be trying to get her
head (Which the arched neck Indicated was
drawn in too close to her breast She was also
entirely unsteady. and we could see from the
stand that she left her feet the moment the
slightest restraint was removed from the bit.
Again and again the colt came to the quarter
had to be turned back. Ii was getting monoto-
nous
The crowd. anxious to have the free for all
progress, began To- show signs OF Impotence.
and considerable derision WINS Expressed ut the
nlly'se1orts. Then Gen Smith explained thatthe
colt had got on the cars that very morning.
after four-dnys' journey. and was therefore
unsteady; hut he urged the people to give the
nlly At least fair trial. Gen. Smith had hardly
finished his excuses in behalf Of the little
wonder when she came again to the quarter
pole apparently not very rapidly suddenly
she seemed 10 give a start to straghten her
SELF and to he transformed from the picture OF
an awkward unruly colt, into n vision Of perfect
work rs a trotter. Her motion was very rapid.
while the low mead and far.rcaching logs. that
looked as though they were level with the body.
showed that the stride was tremendous. Every
one could see that the little beast was perfect
whirlwind Of motion, and that aston shing time
would 6e made. And i was made0the fastest
IN" world has ever seen under similar circum-
stances. finished her
80 seconds.
one Of the judges exclaimed az he Jaw the
got il 80 seconds"
Col. Broadhead replied. Il have II 8sH." Other
OF Wikes' spirit. had IL 80 a seconds. SO there IL
no disputing the authority; but It was finally
agreed Ia announce the time M "a seconds. be-
cause the judges desired to make every allow
ance possible against the astounding perform
nncp.
Col. Broadhead then ran down tho stops u tho
stand. and IN "A very few minutes had made "a
bargain with Mr. Wilson. and had become the
possessor of perhaps the fastest three-yesx--id
colt in the world.
,Thcre il almost romance connected with tho
history Of the nlv. She was bred by "A gentle
man living near CyuthiAna. Ky. who has a
hall mile track on his breeding farm. There,
early this spring n" colt was tested. and showed
So much promise that "A son OF the owner wanted
her Tor his own ~ rsohul property. and was
allowed 20 call the My his own. Mr.. Wilson
soon learned that his ncigiibOr had got very
fast thr"e-y car-old. and hc went to see her He
wis So very favorahly impressed with the colts
performances That ne linmodi lately tired g. uur-
chu~" hrr The owner asked $500. Mr.. Wilson
did not object 10 the price. and It was arranged
that the ily should be- sent over 70 Cynthiana.
several DAYS passed and the colt did not arrive.
and 50 Mr.. Wilson went TO see about IT, He then
learned that the boy after hearing that his pet
was to he sold. had actually taken her away
and had socr.trd her IN the woods and refused
10 tell her whereabouts. All efforts 10 induce
tn" boy 60 produce the colt failed at first but
on Mr.. Wilson's promising 10 give III" boy 5000.
a. Dee his own money. Ire agreed 10 show upwith
the hlly, Again considerable time elapsed.
and still Mr.. Wilson saw nothing of his pur-
chase. He went to see what WAS the matter the
second time. and found that the boy had re-
pointed II his prom So. and would not produce
u" colt New negotiations were attempted by
Mr.. Wilson. which finally resulted in his paying
$1,000 each. and he went home with the little
st"up"r. Mr. Wilson secured possession Of the
lilly less than three weeks ago. He tracked her
but very little before bringing her To this city.
She rode four days on the cars and in less than
twelve hours from the time she had been pound
ing along in a box ear. she stepped on to the
cours" Of the Milwaukee Driving Park Associa-
tion and trottcd u full quarter ~ u milo in the
wonderful time above given. and that, too, with
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