The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-29
FLOODED STOCK.
Equine and Driving Park Notes.

mornings since, 10 see TIE HOI .
that are in training. take their NOR
ing exercise, and also to see the il
provements that are being made
further this summers racing. III
old barns of the Agricultural Pan
are occupied by Mr.. Grants strin
of horses, and as they were led OF
for our inspection we could but el
press admiration at their perfeC
health and suppleness. Mr.. Gran
had his "hOrse clerk" lead on
"COuntryman," and as the mOrnin
sun shone on his coat it glittere
like Guina gold. The old spool" ia
vorite never looked better, and j
equines can express any idea o
their thoughts, it was evident tina
he was ready to try his mettle will
all of the old time local horses ant
would give some of the imported
cracks a chase if he was called on
The next animal that was led on
for our inspection was Ewing" ;
bay horse eight years old, bred by
Mr.. Skegg of Sacramento, Cal, anC
was sired by "Primus," dam "Lady
Washington" He is the property o.
the genial Sam Ewing and Mr.. Dick
Burgess. The horse has no record
and never was in but one race; he
is for sale and his owners agree to
show speed" for the money" asked
for him. After praising Ewing
Justly, he was retired to give place
to the bay mare "Dora," the compan-
ion of Ewing" also from Mr.
Skegg's farm and the property OF
the same owners. "Dora" was sired
by Whipple's "Hambletonian" (sire
of Sharp Walkers Steve Whipple'') },
dam LADY Washington; she is six
years old and looks the trotter from
her ears to her tail. She has never
been driven by any one but Mr..
Grant and he says that he expects
her to beat 90 in few years if she
has no accidents, as her speed is
very great now for the amount of
work she has had. The next
horse shown was a little Utah
catch PAGER, owned by Mr..
Greenfield, who says he can
outpace or OuttrOt any animal of his
inches in Utah. He is under the
care of Mr.. Grant to condition him
for coming contests. On leaving
we walked over to the stable of Mr.
l.. r. Ketcham, which is in the
house near the grand stand. There
we found the old time stage driver,
Johnny Green, sitting under 'Sor-
rel Charley" rubbing down his legs
after his exercise. "SOrrel Charley
was sold to Mr.. Ketchum a short
time ago by Mr.. Sharp Walker. He is
three years old, sired by "Steve
Whipple," dam Oregon Nell"
Charley" is being fitted to partici--
pate in the great Utah-bred colt race
which is to come off July oath, $500
entrance, winner to take the pot.
The stall next to Charley" is occu-
pied by a very promising small bay
colt, bred by Walker Bros. and sold
to Ketcham. The colt is a darling
baby" less than two years old, sired
by "Steve Whipple," dam "Alice
Ward" Infant, rs he is, (and ought
to be christened Tom Thumb he has
run his first race and made game
struggle against a veteran race
horse and lost; and it would have
been miracle if he had not, for a
more fool race was never made, nor
a more unjust one to a well bred
youngster. His trainer
and rider is asmal Commodore Nutt)
rider named Delbert Hickman, who
handles his pony like pocket edi-
ton of "Jim Oaf."
In another part of the stable we
found Billy Payne caring tenderly
for the "Pendleton Colt" sired by
"Steve Whipple," dam bay mare
owned by Mr.. A. j. PendletOn
named "Belle." She is the mother
of several fine colts. This colt is
being trained to run against Will
liamson's two-year-old, sired by
don Victor" dam Midnight
Belle" As this is year of prophe-
sizes, we think that the colt will be
trotter, If he has no back sets.
Leaving the Ketcham band, we
proceeded over to the northwest
corner of the grounds to the stables
recently erected under the super
vision of Mr.. Haines for j. 7. Gill
mer, of stage fame. These stables
are presided over by Mr.. Jack Crit
fin and probably he has more speed
under his control than any of the
trainers. Grit. has made himself
very popular to pool buyers" as he
has generally ridden to the front
and carried his hackers to prosperity;
his universal courtesy and honest
driving has made him general
faYorite. At the head of his string
is "Goldnote," by "Contraband," an
old timer and game as a bull terrier,
with q record of 2.24 in a field of
starters. "Goldnote" has only had
a weeks work this spring, but he is
in good fettle to commence on.
-aBickford," a dun gelding is "Gold-
notes" mate, ana he is a Samson
with long hair and weight puller
from the wire, and trotted IN 2.42,
pulling two wagons, and Jack Gill
mer weighing 300 pounds beam up ;
stakes were $4,000. "Bickford" has
a record of 2.294 and is a hard one
to beat evenly matched. Besides
"Bickford" and sGoldnote," Griffin
has a "Grey Edy" colt to break, and
if he shows up any, he will send him
with the nOviees if there are any
purses for that class. Haines' black
mare, is in the next stall to "Bick-
ford" and only there to be exercised
as she can't trot-well, maybe so
ANYHOW look out when she starts
in an even race. Mr.. Gilmer and
Jot Travis will have at the track
several well breed colts which will
be in the pool market before the
fair this fall; so the number of an.
mails on the track in training, will
be from fifteen to twenty head, be
sides a dozen or more that are being
handled at home.
A valuable acquisition to the horse
interests of Utah has arrived re
Gently from New York, the property
of S. S. Walker. She is chestnu
mare, foaled at Stony Ford Stud
Goshen, n. Y, bred by Chas. Back
man; her name is Ethel" BY
messenger Duroc," dam 'COquette.
messenger Duroc's" sire was Rys
| dyck's "Hambletonain." Messenge
| Duroc" is still alive and his service
are $500 for the season; his dam j
"Satinet," by Roe's "Abdallal
Chief" he by "Abdallah," by MAN
brino," by imported Messenger,
daughter of imported Sour CrOut,
son of imported Messenger.
ssCoouAtta" sEthaPSn dam WAS h