The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
JEROME EDDY

"A FAMOOS lEOl lNG DIAL
LION SOLD FOR $4,000.
MESSRs. II. c. JEwETT & CO.. OF
BUFFALO. N. Y, THE PUR-
CHAsERS.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HORSE AMID HIS
BEST RACES.
The most notable transaction in
fast horse-hesn that has taken place
during the last two years was con-
summated in Chicago yesterday after
noon, it being the purchase by II. G.
Jewett, & Co., of Buffalo, N. Y, of
the trotting stallion Jerome Eddy,
record s:I6X. The price paid was
$4,000 cash in hand, and with the
exception of Smuggler and Piedmont,
i is tie largest sum ever paid for
trotting stallion.
Jerome Eddy is bright bay horse,
fifteen and one e-half hands high, and
was foaled in 1875. He was bred by
Dewey & Stewart, Owosso, Mich,
and owned by them up to the time of
his sale In the way Of breeding,
Jerome Eddy is strictly Hamble-
tonian. his sire, Louis Napoleon, be-
ing grandson of Rysdyk's Hamble-
tonian. while his dam, Fanny Mapes,
is daughter of Alexander's Abdal.
lah, also son OF Hambletonian.
JEROME EDDY's FIRST APPEARANCE ON
THE TURF
was in 1881, when he made record
at Jackson, Mich, of a:27. The
horse that beat him in this race was
the stallion 6ig John, driven by Peter
V. Johnson, of this city, and so much
was Johnson impressed with the
promise of Jerome Eddy that the
following winter, when Dr. w. w.
Hedges, of poker fame in Newburg,
N Y, came west with a view of in
vesting some of Mr.. Weeds money
in trotters, he strongly recommended
him to buy Jerome Eddy, the horse
at that time being for sale at $Io,-
900. Instead of doing this the Doc
tor paid $40, 700 for ]. B. Thomas,
and soon found he had a compara-
lively worthless horse on his hands,
while Jerome Eddy came out in
1882 and made most brilliant
record Beginning in the Michigan
Circuit he won the races in which he
was engaged at East Saginaw, Grand
Rapids and Ionia. Coming from the
last named place 10 Chicago, he at
tracted attention of horsemen by the
easy manner in which he won the
2:27 race here, beating large field
of horses and making record OF 2:2I.
AT the same meeting mare called
Minnie r., trotted in 2:Io, and was
Immediately purchased by Commo
dore Kittson, the MINES ota million
aire, for $4,000. AT Cleveland the
following week Minnie r. and Jerome
Eddy came together in race, and
by reason Of the mares performance
at Chicago she was made great
favorite in the betting. The stallion
won the first and second heats in
a:Io, 2:I8 and the third heat trotted
the first three-quarters of mile at a
a:I44 gait. He was then slowed al
most to walk, and went under the
wire in a:Io. Had he been driven
home at mis- best speed, there is little
doubt that the best stallion record
a:IsH--would have been lowered.
AT Buffalo, the following week
Jerome won the first heat of. his race
in a:I6H.
TRoTTING THE LAST QUARTER AT A
2:I2 GAIT.
These two races fairly established
his claim as being the fastest stallion
on the turf and several efforts to pur.
chase him were made, none of which,
however, were brought to success
ful issue.
The horse was wintered at the
home of his owners in Owosso, Mich
igan, and brought to this city about
three weeks ago by Peter v. John.
son, who was to have driven him
during the coming season. 1t was
not at that time thought he would be