The Portland daily press., 1888-11-16
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Something About Ben w., Messrs.
Briggs New Purchase.
Five Wonderful PAGERS Owned In
California.

To their already fine stock Of horses,
Messrs. Briggs Of Auburn, proprietors Of
Maple Grove stock farm, have recently added
the stallion Ben ", s94O, full brother to
Messenger Wilkes. Ben " is a beautiful
bay and was foaled In 1886 He stands 1921,
has well shaped, resolute looking head and
ear, neck Of good length, with strong
shoulders. back, loin and hip. His feet and
limbs are Of perfect mould. In general APP
pearance he resembles his brother Messen-
ger Wilkes, 2.297, having as much size and
substance. with perhaps more finish. That
he Is trotter Mr.. Briggs hasn't the slight
est doubt, as he went a mile as a yearling In
3.OOf, and as two year old was given some
work In the spring and, previous TO being
turned out In June, went mile In 2.52. He
was taken up In the fall, logged few weeks,
and showed Mr.. Briggs better than 2.40
gait at Lexington, before he was shipped 70
his new home. The stock at Maple Grove Is
looking finely. Palm, by Messenger Wilkes,
the sensational yearling OF Maine, and In fact
one Of the fastest yearling yet raised In New
England, has grown wonderfully since the
fair. lie stands over ISL. and looks stout
and rugged. Messenger Wilkes 2.29a, Is go-
Ing into winter quarters In fine condition.
Messrs. Briggs have a wonderfully fine crop
OF weanlings-three by Messenger Wilkes,
and three exceptionally fine tillies BY. Rocke-
Teller, son OF Electioneer, sire Of the two
year old world beaten Sunol, who lately
scored record Of 2.1S.
California has shown up five remarkable
young PAGERS this season In Yolo Maid, 2.I4:
Adonis, 2.144; Gold Leaf, 2.I5; Aimont
Patchen, 2.15,and Belmont Boy, 2.l5. Adonis,
remarkable pacing performance. 2.144, brings
him in with his half sister, Gold Leaf, and
Yolo Maid, giving California a trio Of the
fastest three-year-olds In the world. Adonis
not only comes within quarter OF a second
OF the world record, but he does 1t In a
fourth heat, after doing the two previous
has never been made by any three-year old
He showed again the wonderful staying
power which he displayed in his great race
at Oakland, and 1t is now believed that had
he been in better racing form, Yolo Maid
would have been pushed 70 something
better than 2.14 to have won from him. After
Yol0 Maid had earned the worlds three
year-old pacing record Of 214 she showed
Johnny Goldsmith, her trainer, quarter In
293 seconds, 1.57 gait. aud he at once came
out In the San Francisco papers with the
following challenge: II will pace Yolo
Maid against any horse (mare or gelding) In
the United States (pacer or trotter) for So
800 side. the race to take place In Cali
fornia."
Marshall county can justly claim to being
the greatest producer of fast trotting and
pacing horses In Tennessee. All of the fol-
lowing were bred In that county Bonesetter,
2;l9; Flash, 219a; Jimbone, 2.oO;, Frank
2.294; Joe Rhea, 2.23; Brown Hal, 213;
Little Brown jug, 2.11a; Duplex, 2.17t; Bay
Tom, 2.23; Johnny Woods, 2.231; Thunder.
2:22f; Black Morgan, 2.27; Rebellion, 2.25;
George Gordon, 2.27t.
The two-year-old trotting record, at the
close OF the trotting season, stands at the
remarkably low figures, 2.1S This was the
time made by the trotting wonder, Sunal, at
District Park, Oct. q. When one stops 10
consider what this means, the number and
length Of strides necessary to cover a mile,
and the time consumed by each, the surprise
Is increased.
At the races at Beacon last week, Gen.
Stark, owned by Mr.. Fowler OF this city,
dropped his record to 2.27f, and Elmo to 2.275,
both winning heat. Considering the late
ness Of the season and the heavy conditions
OF the tracks, these records are remarkable
The coming three-year -old of this country
Is said to be the colt Campbell, by Elec-
tioneer. He Is two-year-old, has shown
capability to beat 2.30 on half-mile track,
and his owner says he Is coming fast.
The brilliant two-year-old Edward Rose
water, 2.201, is by Vasco, son Of Harold and
Vassar by Belmont ont Of mare by Vindex,
a son OF BloOd's Black Hawk.