Wichita eagle., 1889-09-12
THE RACES.
Ashland Wilkes Beats his Record-Patsy Curtis
Beats the Kansas Yearling Record.


The races for today will be the most
holly contested ever trotted in Sedgwick
county. The attendance promises TO be
both large and brilliant. The United
States court is invited to adjourn and the
judge, lawyers and jury to attend the
races, and it is earnestly hoped they Will
get there. Many OF the most prominent
lawyers attending the United States court
were at the track yesterday. Charles
Curtis, of Topeka, and Hon. Judge Stun
baugh, of Abilene, were enthusiastic spec
tators. Among those attending the races
Banker Dudley, OF Topeka. j. T. Hessel,
manager Jewett stock farm; W. K
Campbell, of kiowa: W. 3. Webster, OF
the Orchard Hill stock farm; Samuel
Edelblute, of Manhattan; D. p. Powers. OF
Parsons: o. P. photographic, Topeka;
T. Lehman, of Newton: II. VI. Balch, FL
Dorado; Henry Strawn, of Abilene: Chas.
Westrook, of Pea body; r. \. Rodgers, of
Solomon City; G. S. Linscott, of Holton;
John Grant, Of Oswego; r. l. Lee, OF To-
peka, and many more.
The attendance was much larger than
yesterday, many handsome and elegant la
dies being conspicuous in private turnouts.
the races perfectly splendid and the
horses beautiful, as indeed they We're
The first horse to appear on the track
yesterday was that magnificent ANNA!
Ashland Wilkes. He started to beat $685.
and trotted beautiful mile, with only one
short break. IL 2:231z. His owner, Mr.. d.
G.. Toler, was SO elated over the result that
| he promises in the near futare to give the
breeders of the state magnificent BAN
quet, with bottle of-well-something at
each plate.
The 2-year-old race was next on the
program and a splendid lot of colts came
for the word. Unfortunately for the
spectators Mr.. Westwok's colt, Leroy,
shut out all the other colts on the first
heat. Mr.. Westwok was SO we'll pleased
that he declared if there was any beer In
Wichita he would open a keg in the even
ing; of conrse he could not find 1T and of
course he did not open 1t.
The next race was the three minute trot
and it was fine affair. After the bay
stallion Honor had won the first heat the
race was finished by Mr.. Balcher's gr. 6.
j. w. Tedford. winning the others.
Patsey Curtis next went to beat the year
ling record which she did in the remark
able time of 2:5914. She is by Eremond
and is sixteen months old.
Thus ended glorious days sport.
A large and interested crowd Is ex-
pected today. Among other attrac-
tons the bay stallion Ashland Boy,
By fergus McGregor is expected to go
fast mile, and it would not surprise any
of his friends if ne crowded $685. pretty
close.
Yesterdays SUMMARIES.
Two-year-old stake, value $3.50:
c. f. Westbrook, blk S. lie Roy ......... l
NJ. II. Foss, b. IN. Mollie Russell. $500. dis
r. A. Rogers 81 Co., b. $. Earl II. ..... dis
ID. B. Powers, ch. 5. Sir Vaughn. dis
Time, 2:3S13.
Five years old and under; value Sll5:
W. + Campbell, b. N. Leta Howe NV. o
Time, 2:53.
Three-minute class; purse 500:
II. NJ. Balch. g. G. J. W. Tedford. ....2 1
0. p. Upregraff' b. s. Honor. dis
NJ. r. Driver. Oh. s. NJ R...........dis
ID. b. Powers. e. &. Ed. R............dlS
Time, 2:39H 2:25.
Specialize beat 2:29l:
H. &. Toler's q. 5. Ashland Wilkes $50. l
Time, 2.2315.
Specialize beat the yearling record,
3:06$I:
Webster 6, Sons, b. S. Patsey Curtis. 1
Time, 2:5913.
ENTRIES FOR ToDAY's RACES.
Three-year-old stake. value sl90-A. w.
Dennison, Aaron Wright; r. a. Rogers Sc
Co., Tinny Rogers; Webster q Sons,
Pararie Wilkes; 5 Il. & ID. II, Edelblute,
Easter Girl.
234 stallion stake, value S17O-D. B.
Powers, Capt. Mack; w. f. Campbell,
Campbell's Electioneer; \. w. Dennison,
Egmont Chief.
Four-year-old stake, value s155-J. ".
Grant, Elsie Sprague; C. Z. Westbrook.
Dido.
Special to best 2:3O-H. L. Strawn, Br.
S., Ashland Boy.
A RESOLUTION.
We, the executive committee of the
Kansas association of trOttinS horse
breeders. resolve that
Whereas, The fair organization errone-
ously called the kansas State fair" has
seen fit to ignore the large and increasing
interest OF breeding trOtting horses by re-
moving from its premium list the standard
bred claJs. And
Whereas, The Kansas State fair is the
only state fair organization that we know
of where said class Is omitted, we do
hereby earnestly advise all interested in
this line of breeding. whether members OF
this association or not, after this year,
TO use every legitimate effort to
discourage both attendance to and
exhibition in both show and speed rings at
the Kansas state fair until such time as il
shall see fl to replace in its premium list a
suitable class for standard bred trotters TO
be Judged by experts. and corresponding to
the Importance Of that interest
Resolved, That the.secretary shall have
this resolution published in the associate
press dispatches and Immediately have a
printed circular issued and mail a copy
annually to each member of this associa-
ton and 70 each prominent paper published
III the breeders interest with "A request for
them 70 publish it and 10 each member of
the executive committee Of the Kansas
state fair, until our demands in respect 10
a class being furnished for standard bred
trotters be complied with. Also have a
copy Of this resolution published in the
Wichita daily papers
NOTES.
The feature Of yesterdays races was the
fact mile OF Ashland Wilkes IN 221S and
the yesrling Pstsey Curtis in 259Jl.
On Tuesday the record for yearliDgs was
broken only 10 be still further reduced
yesterday. The record for Kansas bred
yearlings now stands az 259l{
Kansas Is making fast strides in breed
ing the trotting horse. Since the forms-
ton of the Kansas Association Of Trotting
Horses the records at all ages have been
lowered several seconds.
The following are the fast records Of
Kansas bred colts up 70 date: Yearlings,
2.591.; 2-ysar olds, 2.$5h 3-year-oIds, 2-33I.;
4-yesr-olds. 2.1i< The aim Of Kansas