The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
Waited from Track and Road.
l.. w. HESS, Editor.

" God Park, New York, and they are very ex-
citing, the fastest time made was 2:33 by the
bay mare Perplexed. This shows how de.
ceved one usually Is in riding over the snow,
usually imagining they are going terrific
clip for this mare can trot In 2:20 over dirt
Track
! ran across an item the other day which
suggests the probability that new worm
medicine has been discovered. At the Gutten-
burg, n. Y. running races, one Of the trainers,
to make certainty that his mare would not
win, gave her bucket Of ocean water just
before the race. 1t seems the salt water acted
as an emetlc, for just after starting the mare
coughed up roll Of worms that she had long
been troubled with, and then, in spite of all
her riders efforts, ran away with him and won
the race, thereby causing her owner to lose
what money he had laid against her in the
betting.
Last week promised to tell about the new
stallion that Tom Miles has up at the track
1t is Ignaro, fosled in 1884, bred by K. 5.
Veech, Indian Hill Stock Farm, Louisville,
Ky, owned by A Wilson Hopkins, Granville,
III. Ignaro is a very dark bay, l6 hands high,
weighing ,2JO pounds, smooth turned,
large boned, strong made, good looking
horse. His breeding 10 exceptionally good,
being sired by Princeps, sire OF Trinket 2:li;
Princeton, 2;l93i, Femme Sole, 2:20; and
horse living or dead of his age. The first
dam of Ignaro is Olio, the dam of Bracelet,
record 2:269i made in 1887, by Dick HANDLE
tonian by Netzcl's Hambletonian, full brother
TO Volunteer, sire of st. Julian, 2:llS4; Clos
ter, 2l7; Alley, 2:l9; and etc. Second dam
Olive by Goldust, $50, sire of Lucille Goldust,
|2l64; Fleety Goldust 2:20, and Others also
the dams of eight 2;3O trotters, third dam
Grace by Pilot Jr. sire Of the dams OF Maud
s., 2:OSI Jay -EyeSec, 2;l0; Nutwood, 2:lS%
and nineteen others; also sired eight 2;3O trot.
tiers. This is but short sketch of his pedi-
gree, as space iorbids me giving more. Mr.
Miles is breaking him and will handle him
for stud and track purposes during the sea.
son.
In short time | will try and tell abou,
some good horses that Mr.. II. s. Gilbert has
at Utica, Ill. He has some first class road
sters, and quite II few of Brown Ercsson'c
colts are moving fast
CT. Emery Cleveland, O., owner Of Pat
ron 2:l4A, is having some of his colts WORKED
on the snow at Brantford, Canada
600 horses are to be sold at the great auc
ton sale of Woodland and HARRISON, at Lex
jngton, Ky, Feb. 20 to 25 inclusive.
Hon. Chas. NJ. Smith, represented the in
terests OF the H. Valley Circuit at the meet
ing Of the members Of the National Trotting
Association during the past week, in New
York City
The nominations to the 2, 5 and year old
colt stakes Of the Illinois Valley Circuit close
OF, March lst, II you have colt that can
trot any you bad bc,.er nominate him, TOR the
conditions are 80 Extremely liberal that they
give everybody chance to get part 81 the
money. The distance is two hundred yards.
new feature Is also introduced in timing tie
first three colts and giving them each re
cord if so desired by the owner. The frs
payment is S.. Send on your nominations tt
w. w, Taylor Sec'y.
lit is not generally known that W.. j. Neely
once refused $1,000 cash for Ottawa Chief
2:25, but such is the fact
Billy Boyce still heads the list Of PAGERS un
der saddle, with rec ord of 2:l4]G, made a
Buffalo, Aug. 6, 1868.
Charley Ford, 2:l61., although now II yrs
old, is still very fast. lie is owned by Judge
White, of Chicago.
Parr, Simpson d Groves, OF Newark, O.,
sold their stallion Groves Blue Bull, 2:264
to T. &. Knight, of Brooklyn, n. Y
Murphy will begin jogging Maud 8. on Feb
rs, and will put her in condition to dcfenc
her laurels should rival appear in the field
Buffalo Girl paced the fastest fourth heat
on record (a:l21D at Pittsburgh. July II
1888.
Some of the big prices that have been paid
and offered for horses are rs follows: Snug
refused; Pocahontas, $4,000; Jay Gould,
$50, 900; Lady Thorne, $4,000; Backwood,
$50 900; Governor Sprague, $4,000; Happy
Medium, SIS, 900; George NJ. Patchcn, 49,
600; Sam Purdy, $22,OO0; Kosalind, $4,000;
Lulu, $40, 900; Edward Everett, $50 900; Soc.
rates, $4,000; startle $4,000; Lady Maud,
$40, 900; Jules Jurgenson, $4,000; Gilbreth
Knox, $1,000; Lady Stout, $4,000, ALI c
West SIS, 000 Kirkwood, $4,000; Election
eer, $1,000; Mambrino Pilot, $4,000; and
$50 600 was recently refused for Belle Ham
lin.
Volunteer is 80 years old,
The fastest trotter in 1903 was Yankee, with
record of $50.
Fanny Witherspoon has the fastest two
mile record, which is 4:43.
f. s. Muir 81 Son, of Donereii, Ky, have
sold to William Redding, of New York, the
bay mare Molhe Wilkes, 6-years.old, by
Young Jim, dam Augusta by Allie West. Sc
cond dam by Ericsson, for $4,000. She lost
only one race last season, and gained re-
cord Of 2:22i4. She will go to Redding's
plantation in Cuba.
There is strong probability of the loca-
ton Of depot on the |. V. Il NJ, near Low
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