The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-04
Waited from Track and Road.
l.. W. HESS, Editor.

Tom Miles has a rare bred 4.year old stallion
up at the track, to take the place of Bay
Wilkes, recently sold by SHEPPARD Il Hess,
He is good one and will try and tell all
about him next week.
Quite a match race is on the tapis the
horses matched are to be driven by their
fair owners, for the race was made by two
very popular young society ladies. II will be
to top buggy and down on the avenue, rain or
shine, some day very soon.
Many of the wealthy farmers near Ottawa
have a good horse or two that can 20 along
some. Hon. Sam Parr 10 one of these, and in
his large, powerfUl-going bay mare, Brownie
May, by Brown Ericsson, he has one that can
show fifty clip.
W. Baxter has quite number of horses
that he keeps a-moving each day. j. S. Dorr
keeps his all a. going, and some Of them step
along right fast
Belle F., 2;l54, and Adelaide, 2iS, are to
be bred to Bonnie McGregor, 2l6.
Ed Bither, the well known driver, left Ra-
cine, Wis, Jan 10Th, for Glenvier Stock
Farm, Lexington, KY, taking with him Jay
Eye See, 2:l0, Phalas, 2l3$i, James e.,
2:20 D., Brown, 2:34, and others.
There never has been time, says the New
York Herald, when so many wealthy men
were prepared to pay the largest price for
trottcrs that give promise of record breaking,
and it follows that the shrewdest agents and
horse brokers are engaged In grand still!
hunt for such horses. This is especially the
case with regard to pole horses, and a number
inn al toe nnnu ha l.I fnp ia
season.
On Jan. 18th, at the Bay District track, San
Francisco, IL match race was trotted and won
in 2:5S, 2:43S4 2:46l3.
received letter yesterday from the gentle
man who bought Bay Wilkes. The following
is said in conclusion of the letter: "The horse
arrived safe after being ON the railroad nine
scratca. on him. He feels finely to-day. |
think and feel as though | had secured a
prize, and hope he will prove one"
From the present outlook the coming sea
son will be lively one regarding trOtting
matters around Ottawa, for there are more
promising young horses than ever before.
Baxter is jogging Ottawa Maid 2:34ii, also
q full brother of hers. The suit over the Maid
has not been tried yet.
| understand that John l.. Grove, the well
known driver, has leased the Clifton Houee
barn.
Dr. VIM. Sheppard, our famous V, g.. will
leave here in about two weeks to locate per-
in Brooklyn, New York. The doc
tor will he missed by all owners Of horses, for
none were more skillful than he is in all mat
ters pertaining to his profession, AS author-
ity on lameness of the horse he has no equal.
This fact is borne out by the twenty five or
more trOtters with records of $50 or better
that he operated on in the last few years, all
Of whom reduced their records and many are
trottng vet. Yet it is but wasting words to
tell of his skill, that fast being already too
well known. It's with regret that all here
learn of his determination to leave, and all
wish him the greatest success.
Mr. J. Moore owns full brother to Ottawa
Chief 2:25 that he has named Great Hopes,
who is quite trOtter. He also has colt by
Don Cossack 2:2S, out of the dam of Ottawa
Chief that is good ore.
The fastest mile of the past year, 9 Is, was
made by that wonderful campaigner, Harry
Wilkes, at San Francisco, early in the spring.
He is now munching his oats in the stable OF
his owners at Morristown, New Jersey. AL
though in the very early prime of trotting life
he has to his credit 81 heats in which, he beat
2:20, number unapprOached by any other
living animal. and only surpassed by Gold
smith Maid, who remained on the turf until
she was twenty-five years old, Rarus, who
stands third In the number OF such heats, had
but g. to his credit, while Arab, who stands
second in this respect among the trOtters still
likely to beat 2:20, has but ~ Of these heats.
Bermuda, son Of Banker and Patte Patch
en-, trotted early, and was trained on. AS
yearlipg he trotted an exhibition mile in
1881 as 2-year old obtained a record Of
22gll rs Swear old record Of 2:S4l5, and
as a 4-year old, q record Of 2:22.