The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-26
Waited from Track and Road.

Our friend Dr.. VIM. Sheppard reports that
he is kept very busy in the East, lac has not
stable room enough TO accommodate all his
patients. The great runner Bard. who was
AT deaths door last season, but who was saved
by the Dr., defeated the mighty Hanover in a
grand race the other day. The Doctors many
friends will be pleased to know of his success
aud wish him a continuance Of the same.
A better lot of horses never were trained
here than those at present at the track all
are doing well considering the backward
season saw W. Baxter drive Ottawa Maid
and A. Baxter the Gillen PAGER head and
head heat the other morning in 2:35l4 the
Maid beating the PAGER out a head Newt
also drove Gllcn's black mare a half mile in
l;2O. Buffers Bashaw 2:2S4, is handsomer
aud faster than ever. Just to show he could 90
he stepped Oft II u in 81 seconds the other
morning. J. 5. Dorr has number that move
fast so has John l.. Grove. Tom Miles moved
the blind PAGER Maxim in 35 seconds, a
$50 clip, and Florence, Mr.. II. II. Taylor's
handsome roadster, i in 4l3seconds. He
repeated the 4-year-old Almonta in 1902 and
1861, last y in 1861 and drove Mr.. j, n.
Moores 4-year-old, full brother to Ottawa
Chief, in 800. MIR. Neey's colts are all doing
nicely. Mr.. Ferguson has his horse Harry F.,
9 ;35, in nice shape and has few Of his colts,
that prove he is sire of trotters.
Thos Miles, the gentlemanly and efficient
superintendent OF the track, met with most
Tor "a
which resulted IN a broken leg for him. II
seems, he, to have the track in first class
shape to work over, got up at 5 A. NJ. and was
walking alongside the roller and in attempt
ing TO kick stone from in front of 1t, slipped
and fell, the roller catching him and breaking
unfortunate for Mr.. Miles as i, will lay him
up the best part Of the season which will re-
suit in serious financial loss to him, and
which he Is, owing to sickness and other un
fortunate circumstances, hardly able to stand,
A benefit rattle has been arranged, of the stand
ard bred tilly, Cyclonia, by Great Hopes, full
brother to Ottawa Chief, 2:25, and out of the
dam of the dam OF Ottawa Maid, 2:3l4, will
be rallied at the Clifton House at u dollar
ticket. The committee in charge are Chas
NJ. Smith, Geo. Wilde, Chas. lrion, ". W |
Taylor, A. F. Schoch, J. f. Carew and Louie
W. Hess.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Smith told me CT most re.
markablc incident. few days ago he |
placed his brood mare, Anthem and her D days !
old colt by Aroy in a car to be shipped to
Iowa, to be bred to Nutwood, 21S4. One of !
the doors of the car could not be fastened Sc
curely and some time during the night, the
man in charge was awakened by a noise in
the car, and discovered the colt disappearing |
through the door, the train running Is miles
an hour He waited until he arrived at the |
next station, went back on hand car and
strange to say after time found the colt
alive and unhurt in the hands of Il farmer.
There are four entries in the free for-all at
Detroit. Harry Wilkes, Oliver X, Prince
Wilkes aad Mambrno Sparkle. 1t should be
a shot" race
d. B Staple, of saltwater, Mimi, is anxious
to get on a match between his horse Zig, 2:25
and Lord Nelson 2:264 for $500 side, or is
willing to take any horse eligible to the 2:2j
class for similar amount. OF course, like
all other issuers of challengers this season he
asks the accepting party to trot over
the tra ok in his own town.
zig will be remembered by many as a staff
or in the free for all trot; also the 2:25, here
last season.
Piano Boy, 2:29li by Panic, is the name of
a horse in Peter V. Johnson's stable.
Lulu Wilkes, by George Wilkes, 2:22, out
of Lulu, 2:l5, has foaled brown colt by Flee.
tioneer.
1t is said Tat Jewctt, record 2:22]9 trottng
and 2:li pacing is trottng this season, and
will be campaigned at that gait.
Budd Doble's stables includes the PAGERS
Johnson, 2:064, Arrow, 2:l4 and Ed AMMAN,
2:l7l4 and the trotters, Oliver X, 2:l64 i
Prince Arthur, 2;lS, Mikado, 2:204 and &C.
neya, 2:25.
LOUISVILLE, May II, lSSS,-Purse 300;
2:25 class.
Fred Neil NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. | IL