The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18

When 4 years old she trotted mile on a
three-quarter track in 2:33. Her first fast
mile was made in 1884, at the grand circuit
meeting in Buffalo, time 2:23H. In 1886 she
won the 2:24 class at East Sag NAV IN straight
heats, 2:21sl, 2:22115, 2:1sl. Most horsemen
remember the great five heat race at Cleve-
land July 2S, 1887 Belle Hamlin, Manza-
nita, Spofford, Kitefoot, Longfellow, Whip,
Orange Boy and Lowland were the antago-
nists in one of the fiercest turf battles on
record. Manzanita won the first heat in
2:161(, second in 2:191l, when Belle went to
the front and captured the next three in
2:18555, 2:19, 2:1S15. She afterwards in the
same year equaled her record of 2:1S1l, made
at East Saginaw, twice; at Rochester, Aug.
A. dead heat with Arab in 2:1S14(, race after
wards won by Oliver K, and at Cleveland,
Sept. l6, in the third heat of the free for all
trot, which was won by Charley Hilton,
2:171k.
The season of 1887 was great one for the
famous mare. She won easily all the grand
circuit events for which she entered, reducing
her record to 2:16H. At Cleveland, Sept. 16,
she trotted the mile that made her famous.
It was to beat her record for cup, and was
done in 2:l33Z, C. J. Hamlin drove her
illllo W pOlO hlIu UoJAIlti Ao.A-OI2J NONCul-
Der, 1887, to better 2:20 1t was done in 2:1S.
4 Her career of 1885 was begun by defeat,
when the demon" Clingstone won two heats
out of three. During the year she reduced
the Chautauqua county trotting record, 2:25,
by Robert McGregor, 2:1755ll, over the Dun
kirk half mile track, to 2:24$l, which she
again reduced, July 4, 1889, to 2:2211& with
ease. Belle was started during the interna-
tional fair at Buffalo, Sept. Is, 1888, to beat
her record of 2:132l. 1t was cold, raw day,
and she did well in doing it in 2:153z.
Harry Wilkes best previous record was
2:131z. He had won AS heats from 2:131S to
2:3O.
! Harry Wilkes, 2,942, is a bay gelding,
standing about Is hands, foaled 1876, sired
by George Wilkes, $40; dam Molly Walker,
dam of Gen. Garfield, 2:21, and The Item,
1850, by Capt. Walker, PAGER; second dam
by Darnaby's Copperbottom. He was bred
by James NJ. Hendren, of Speedwell, Madi
son county, KY, and sold when years of
age to W. R. Letcher, of Richmond, KY.
| He made his first appearance as star per-
former in 1882. He won his three public
races, and obtained a record of 1881
In 1855 everything bowed before him in
the grand circuit and he closed the year with
"a record of 2:15. In 1884 he had everything
his own way, and in 1885 won several special
events; best time, 215H.
He was only defeated twice in 1SS5-at
Detroit by Clingstone in 2:15% and by
Phyllis at st. Louis; best time 2:191I. He is
credited with having trotted a mile in 2:091l
in Cleveland, but as it was only an exhibit
ton it did not go on record.
Ar C1nve1and ,Ju1v 30 1885, ha defeated
Clemmie G. and Phyllis in 2:16, 2:143l, 2:15%.
During the season he was never defeated ex-
cept by Oliver K at st. Louis, where he was
a good second, in 2:163I, 2:1619, 2:17. In
California that year he trotted against Guy
Wilkes, 2:151l; Antevoi, 2:1915; Charley Hill
ton, 2:1711a, and Arab, 2:15.