St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22
Patio Att0's Triumph.
Turf. Field and Farm. /

The wintry winds OF the north do not prevail
upon the Pacific slope in the month of December.
When here in the east mantle of snow covers
the ground, in the sunny cline of California the
sullzy wheels revolye and the sports of the turf
flourish; and so in the waning days of ret ent
years we have ceased to be surprised when the
wires have flashed from the Occident the startling
performances of phenomenal young trotters. But
this season a cloud has hung over the house of
Stanford, and the wires have been mute, for when
the spirit of the bright and promising young life,
Just budding into manhood, took its fight and
deprived Palo Alto of its heir. the things of this
world had little interest for the bereaved father,
and engagements were cancelled and the honors
of the turf, ripe to be garnered, were passed
listlessly by. But time and tide wait for no
man; and while activity prevailed at Palo Alto
other breeders were contending for the cham
partnerships, so that when Elvira, the Princess of
Glenvew, trotted in 21sH at Cleveland. on the
26th Of last September. she lowered, by quarter
Of q second, the best time on record for four
year-old and broke the monopoly which the Pao
Alto seemed to have on colt records, it having
to its credit at the beginning of the year the
2:361l of Kinda Rose, the 2:21 of Wildhower the
2;19H of Kinda Lose, the 2:lsH of Bonita, the
best time for the ages of one, two, three and
four respectively. But in these record-break-
ing days it is not safe to count upon
time, and Elvira is now forced into
second position by the performance last Sat-
urday of Gov. stanford's gray FLY Sailie Benton,
who in San Francisco trotted mile in the un-
precedented time, for a four year old, of
2:l72z. clipping off three-quarters OF second
at the first attempt The fractional time of this
supreme effort was: First quarter, 35% Sec
ond, 1914 third 39N fourth, 34z The trial
was to rule and for prize, and becomes rec
ord. Sallie Benton foaled March 81, 1880,
and was therefore eight months and sixteen DAYS
past four when she accomplished the feat. FL
vira was foaled May %, 1880, and lacked two
, days of being four months past four. AS
.hree year old Sallie Benton won two colt races,
'ee' walked over" for a third. She retired in
lis va with three year old record of $40,
lin . in Eve heat race at Sacramento. on Sept.
- 5nning the contest in 2:31H, $3.50 and
~" Sae Lucilla taking the first heat in .26h,
ZEN }making dead heat of the third IN 2:29H,
With Center. She Is by Gen. Benton, out of
Sontag Mohawk, by Mohawk Chief; second dam
Sontag Nellie, by Toronto Sontag. Gen. Benton
was very fast horse, showed trials in better
than 20, and was purchased by Gov Stanford
for very long price. He is now sixteen years
old, and has TO his credit Bonnie, fouryear-old
record Of 2:25; Helen, three-year-old record of
2:30l4 George H., 2:264, and Gypsy Queen,
2:32A, the latter two being sired before he went
TO California He is by Jim ,ott dam Lady
Benton. by Gray s Hambletonian lson of Bishops
Hambletonian. out of a mare by Bishops Hamble-
: tenian); second dam by Patridge's Butcher,
D by Butcher, son OF Duroc, third dam by Bush
Il laSc...1r- jim Scott, his sire, was by Richs
Ao9 Wv %. M out of mare by Stubtail. son OF
ne marble hor Butcher. second dam by Greenbush
i'll with ''Fofn, son of Mambrino. Mohawk Chief,
would no l.eep OF Sallie Benton, is one Of the
= - aNSalo Alto. He is by Rysdyk's Ham
iace OMAN, out of Lady Perrine, by Toronto Sec
at tp dam By Forman's Gray Messenger. Toronto
make tag. sire OF her second dam, was by Toronto