Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

able flyer. His home is near the seaside,
being within shooting distance of Coney
Island. He could not be a more macnif-
cent looking specimen of his species if the
blood of all Arabia coursed through his
veins. Standing nearly 16 hands high, be
is as symmetrical as model. Lengthy and
well put together, he is big through the re-
gion of the heart. His deep chest, tapering
barrel and gigantic shoulders tell of the
powers that are in him. He has good Quar-
ters, plenty of bone, and, what is more es-
sential to success. fine constitution. The
stable boy has little trouble with his chest
nut coat. Hanover always looks as if be
had just been clipped, the hair being re-
markably fine and not abundant in growth
A white streak, broader nearer the ears
than at the nose, adOrns his face.
"a good constitution, said Trainer Frank
McCabe, sis what horse needs. With that
and legs that can stand strain, he is all
right 1t is hard TO do anything with del
lcate horse. He may be as fast as ANYTHING
on the track, but you never can be easv
about him. The least little thing will set
him of, and just when you get him back in
condition something disagrees with him and
you have 10 begin all over again."
Hanover is anything but DELICATE. Big
boned, but plump enough be was when, in
his second year, saddle was first strapped
abou; him. For two or three days imme-
dlately after his morning grooming he was
saddled and bridled so that he might become
accustomed to those essentials. For two or
three days more he was led about the
grounds, and then came the time when feet
were in the stirrups and a boy was on his
back. This smayed Hanover infinitely
more than he could describe, and
HE PROTESTED SOMEWHAT.
Not being very fiery in temperament
however, he soon submitted to the strange
burden. From that day until months later
the story of his Ii e was varied only slightly.
He was walked about a track for an hour
ond taken back to the stable to live in
luxury for the remainder of the day. Soon
the time came when a gentle trot was in
order, and a little later followed his natural
,,t.ride. Two months after he found home
with the Dryers, Hanover was fit for trial
spin. One of the consequences was that he
was sent to bed supperless the night before.
not even his customary allowance of water
being conceded him.
Hanover's trial spin was dismal failue-
He was "sent" at three-eighths of a mile
but mis- achievement gratlfied nobody. Per,
sistent working brought about little i'm
provement Time wore on and ii became
quite manifest that whatever was in future
for him as a 3-year-old, his 2-vear-old his
tory would not be written in Yery brilliant
characters. He was a promising, sturdy |
looking youngster, and the disappointment |
was all the keener ou that account. For |
tunately for the Dwyers however, fremont |
was doing anything but following in Han |
overs pondersus footsteps. While one was
doing the three-eighths in SO seconds the |
other was cutting his record down to frac-
tion over 36, with 124 pounds up at that.
When 2-year-old, in the parlance of the
track, "does it better than 37,'' he is getting
to be a very dangerous customer. fremont
was therefore the consolation OF the DIVERS.
and most adequate consolation he proved TO
be. Nearly every big 2-year-old prize of the
year was at his mercy, so Hanover's in
,apacity was not a serious misfortune. 1t
IS worth stating here, in parenthesis, that a
table without good 2-year-old is in
A VERY FoRLoRN CONDITION.
Most of the colossal stakes go to winning
Lnimals of that age, one "eVent" alone being
Worth about S6O, 600 to the owner This
rear the Dwyers haven't 2-year-old worth
Mentioning in the same breath with Ell Rio
Rev, fremont or Chaos, and yet they spent
30, 600 or S6O, 900 on yesrlings.' So Hanover's
-year-old life was industrious and un-