The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-29

tanning Eight to Seven, Hopeful and the
Great Tom-0rphan Girl filly.
Tom Riley's stable OF four, including
Gwendoline, Quotation, and Orderly.
How Fast Could Troubadour Go?
From the New York Sportsman.
Troubadours early foals ut Ia Grange,
KY, show promise OF inheriting all the
speed and gameness OF the Suburban win
ner, their sire. Ii ever there was blood
horse OF the highest type, who united size,
shape, breeding and performances to ac-
ton, which was the very poetry OF motion,
that horse was Troubadour. To see hin.
skimming over track with that tireless
frictionless stride OF his was worth a long
journey TO see.
Recently at Mobile his trainer, Rogers,
related to our special commissioner some
highly interesting facts as to how good the
son OF Lisbon was in the early part of 1887,
the summer he beat The Bard at Long
Branca. While even then under susp-
cion, his speed was, apparently, even
greater than the year before, when he won
the Suburban. Many will remember the
first race Troubadour ran that spring. 1t
was mile, and Maroon was his opponent.
The latter went Off and ran the first three
quarters in ll5l. with Troubadour at his
heels.
In the stretch, when we'll in seventh
furlong Troubadour moved up the terrific
speed ut which they were going, seeming
mere play for him, and dashed past Ma
room Us II the latter had been tied to q
post. As the mile was finished in l:i2l
some idea OF the speed OF Troubadour's
seventh furlong can be imagined, proba-
bly, about IL seconds In our report OF the
race nj the time mention was made that
the burst Of speed shown by Troubadour
in this seventh furlong was phenomenal
after having already run the first six fur
longs in close TO l:l5.
A month after that aud when Stuyve-
SAINT had run mile at Shecpshcad Bay in
l:i0l Rogers took him and Troubadour to
the Brighton Beach track 10 give them n
trial. Ii had rained hard the night be-
fore, which was why ho went TO Brighton
course, rs that is always less heavy after
ram than aay OF tho adjoining tracks from
It's peculiar bed and subsoil.
Al the Brighton course were quite q
number OF trainers who saw the proceed.
ings. all with watch in hand hungry for
Information.
Mounting Church on Troubadour aud
Crockett. alias Bogus, on Stuyvesant,
Rogers told tho BOYS, NOW, | wan. you
two TO run, you understand No canler-
ing or gailoping. but Just let these horses
run, you hear me?' The sequel showed
that the boys understood their instruc-
lions and "let the horses run"
The track was wet and sloppy, fully four
seconds slow 10 the mile. When the pair
started Stuyvcsant went of at killing
pace and ran the first quarter in OBS,
Troubadour about length back. THIS
did not suit Rogers, aud he agnalcd
Church TO 70 on, which he did so well that
Troubadolr passed Stuyycsant in the next
quarter, doing the hall in mud ia o. 10, the
second quarter In 02i.
This settled Stuyvcsant. Although. Ms
noted, lac had just run n mile in race ut
Sheepshead in l:40l, this half in the mud
in 49,. over trnclCwhcre 52ls. had been
the best half milo that morning in work,
broke his heart for that time, aud rs he
later ran n mile In l:I0. Il cannot be said
that he was soft" for n mile. No, il il
the pace that kills, aud Troubadonr lust
could run ~ q rate which would literally
smother most opponents. lie finished the
mile that day in l:ii. nine iurlongs In l;57,
beating Stuyycsani City yards in canior.
Then the trainers watching the trial,
each had something TO say. Said Chilly"
Lakeland: "Rocrs, how fast can Trou.
badour run, anyway We've seen the
other fellow run milo in l:i0l. over ut
the Bay. and six iurlongs IN l:lIl. and
know he is fast and not 'fluky' horse.
But that han mile In I1s. on n track like
this gave him bellows 10 mend. As to the
other horse, Troubadour, who outran
Siuyyeant - easily, well, he's n streak Of
creased Lightning" Aud, rs Lakeland got
through, lac whisiled long aud How. Pace
certainly kills. aud perhaps Il will never
he known how fast Troubadour WIS at that
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