Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23


forgets particulars of races-in 1862 or
'63. Then Minnie went home to Relf and
trotted races there. "Gabe" Gordon says
that he went over to see her trot one of a
series of matches, and that John Vince
Ter of Freehold, N. j., rode her out in one
of them in about ;2S, winning it. This
was on track out near Frankfort, called
Oxford Park. Wheeler says he thinks
the time was about 20. Minnie after
wards passed through hands of one KEEL
ley Cor Keller) to Caravan, who owned
Gray Eagle, and bred her to his horse,
getting Irene. Caravan was a miller,
and on account of his clothes being white
from flour and his horse gray, the horse
came to gradually be called Dusty Miller.
Minnie was 1913, bay and handsome,
but had ringbone, though it did not
trouble her. In one of her harness races
in Philadelphia she made record close
to ? 80. Nj. Goodin writes that he match
ed Columbus against Minnie in 1863, two
mile heats, 2 in 3, to saddle, over Point
Breeze and that he rode Columbus, and
John Wheeler rode Minnie, Minnie win
ming in IL, and that she was not trained
for the race. Mr.. Relf drove her on the
road till day before the race. Goodin
thought he would have an easy victory
on account of Minnie not having had any
preparation. She beat Columbus easily.
About year after GoOdin matched Ly-
dia Thompson against Minnie, mile heats
to harness, over Suffolk. Minnie won
best time, , 3S; w. II. Doble drove
Minnie. At that time Minnie was owned
by Joseph Keller Cor Kelley. He also
says Minnie was great mare. She could
trot anv time to wagon, from the road, in
2 30 or better. OF Gray Eagle he says
she had speed also. drove him a mile
in 2 :26 to wagon over Suffolk in 1861
OF Irene he says that when five years old
he drove her in 2:26 and bought her
could have driven her in 2:20. After
wards drove her in :19i there. Another
time half in 07; once quarter in 80.
When he gave her her record of :204 at
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, he says he
could have driven her in 2 is or better
He weighed $50 then. Irene got her rec.
ord on Internationally, 1850 (Mon1ay)
The season had been very backward, cold
and wet, but this day was very warn
and track lively. The first heat Irene
slipped along very easily, got an immense
lead and seemed to be about double dis
lance ahead of the field at home stretch
Goodin looked around and noticed thai
the field was away TOUT" so slowed VI
and won in a jog in :203. The mare wa:
going easy and true on her courage wher
he took her back at head of stretch, and
it is said. would have finished easily il
2 10 at the gait she was going. Goodil
says he could have done it i'm 2 :16 or bet
ter. Next heat was in 2 :22b, won easily
and third and last in 2 :20b, won very ca
silly. 1t is thought she could have easil,
trotted the three heats in IL that day
One of her owners writes: ''She is tn
, highest type of horse l ever saw, no
excepting Maud S., and if she was no
{ treated like lady would act like sh
devil, her eyes blazing like Goals of fire
The first time took her out started il
to boss her as would the average horse
but never did it the second time. Sh
J resented my ways, and gave me the un
pleasantest ride that ever had. She
dead game and could 60 till she droppe
dead if allowed to, owing to her hot TEN
per if slightly aroused"