St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-05
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A correspondent Of the New York Sportsman,
writing from Cleveland, gives the following par
ticulars respecting the prospective rival Of Maud
5 and Jay Eye see: Guy is z black gelding,
fifteen hands high, fosled m 1880, by Kentucky
Prince, dam by Seeiy's American Star. MIR.
Charles Backman, Of stony Fort farm, Orange
county. y. Y, bred the colt, aud Mr.. j. b. Per
Tins, OF Cleveland, o., purchased him AT Mr..
Backman's public sale, oct. 81, 1882. at $500.
When The colt arrived It Mr.. Perkins farm the
trainer and many OF his friends smiled at his Sc
lection Of the little undersized gelding, that
would not or could not show any speed to a halter
and was apparently not such q selection as u
more experienced breeder OF owner would have
made. The colt ran out during the winter, and
In the spring, after being driven a few times 10
complete his breaking, was turned out to grass. on
July 20 a letter was received from a gentleman
In New York, asking a price on the colt. MIR.
Perkins referred the letter TO his trainer, add
Ing: 81 ought to ask profit enough 10 pay for
his keeping drring tho winter. How would it be
10 price him az $780,
The trainer demurred. adding: 'As we really
know nothing aboutth colt, why not bring him
Ia snd drive him a few times before maGing any
price,
Mr.. Perkins gave the matter no further
thought until shortly after, on his return from a
short pleasure TRIP, one of his IN Dyes greeted
him with The intelligence: THE little black colt
has trotted q half Ia 1:23.'
Mr.. PEI kius laughingly replied, 81 guess the
watch was stopped a little too soon" However,
be went over 10 mis- half mile track, where all his
horses were worked, and told his trainer 20 give
the colt a half, when, 20 his surprise, he trotted
II in l;2i.
a few days later he trottcd the hair IN 1919.
and Mr.. Perkins wrote the New 70 k gentleman
tAAt $1,000 would bay the colt. which price the
wou d-bc purchaser thought TOO high. Hi- next
tril was q half at / 10, aud then the price went
10 $1,000.
MI. Perkins was now satisfied he had a re-
marklhe youngstcr, AID transferred him 10 the
milo track NJ the Cleveland Driving park, where
for the fret time be was driven on u mile track.
his previous experiments having been entirely
on a half mile track al Mr. Perkins farm. His
nrst trial on The mile course showed a half in
1913, and the price then was 5000.
The sptci OF the LITTLE three year OLD began TO
be noisrd about, and among others attracted 20
him was Mr.. ". ). Gordon, who. on seeing him
show q half mile IN i:lOit on the ninth tra. OF
speed he had ever had, purchased him 40 $40.
600. Mr. Gordon wisely decided 10 save the
wonderful colts powers. and let his powers and
strength mature before putting him nc hard
work. In the spring when ne was four be was
shaped up ana gwen a uttl0 last WORK, when Mr..
Gordon declined an offer OF $4,000 for him.
When the stable started from home for the cam
paign, Guy was left behind and completely let
mp. On the return after the close Of the season
Mr.. Saunders again began working him modor-
Rtcly, and on November 70, on a cold, raw dag,
ne troticd a tull mile with ease in ego. and be
has trottcd a half in 1 :o6a, and a quarter in
3sts seconds.
Compare this with the showing OF Maud : or
Jay Rye see at The same ages. When three years
Of age Maud : was handled about sixty days.
aud showed a haif mile trial In 1918. ems showed
I:i0A AZ The same age. and WIKI less than two
months handling, When four years old she was
taken up aud carefully lifted. tho result being
that she showed a mile over Chester park "a
half mile track In . 2"a, aud over q milo tack
in g;t5a, and, after n let ny. was again shaped
up, and In bleak November twice trot,cd a mile
IN > 30, one being timed by outside parties az
e:t9A. but his driver preferred 10 call it the
ryen tgurus.