Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01

she would come back to her driver, and
so let him know what she wanted. If
she had not gone lame 2:0sl would not
now be the best record.
81 said Noontide was the best race
horse but one l have ever handled, and |
I'll tell you about that one. Nearly 20
years ago a gentleman, whose horses
handled, was looking for mate to bay
gelding he had. We saw team, bay
and gray, come in drawing a stage and
he liked the bay so we'll for mate to his
horse that he bought them both. The
bay was good horse and won the county
purse that year. The gray, however,
was the one l speak of. He was flea bit
ten, but carried superb name and tail
and was very handsome. OF course we
could learn nothing of his breeding. We
called him Bristol Bill. The first year
drove him in twelve races and won them
all. The next year l started him thirteen
times and won eleven races. He got
record of 2 20 over a half mile track and
that was about the limit of his speed, but
he could start out today at IL o'clock and
trot heat every half hour until noon to-
morrow, and every heat would be within
second of 2 80. OF course he would
have to stop to eat, but that was all he
him. He trotted race week for two
long seasons.
Another good one that l had was the
roam gelding Jim, by Daniel Lambert.
He was nervous fellow. and bad kick
er, but very fast, and with proper hand
ling he was very reliable. | started him
at Springfield, Mass, in September, 1881,
against a big party of good ones, includ-
ing Tariff, Arthur, Capitola, George A.
and several others, and had no idea of
winning. The night before the race John
Turner came to me at the hotel and said
Hiram, how fast can you go?' Il can
go about :27-perhaps 1926 l said
That won't do said Turner, you must
go in 2 :23 to beat Tariff They were
keeping the pool rooms open all night
then, and Turner put in a lot of money
on Tariff; but the next day l won il
straight heats, the best one 2 :241. THAI
night at supper Turner wouldn't speak tC
me, but in the evening he asked me why
| didn't tell him had such horse. | re
piled, you knew as much as did abou
what he could yesterday, john thinl
he always thought l had deceived him
but the fact was the horse surprised me
"Another good thing that l had wa
the black gelding Richmond, by Genera
! Lyon, dam the Smith mare, by Old Nor
rll. He was a little, fine drawn, ligh
, limbed fellow, but good actor, and hat
, plenty of speed. l timed him over tn
, half mile track at Concord in "a and
drove him in eight races, winning all bu
, one. He trotted in some races three year
, ago, when he must have been nearl
| twenty years old.
; "One of the best youngsters I eve
handled was the bay gelding Colone
Pike, by Billiards. Cassius NJ. Clay Jr
He was l6 hands high, when in Febru
ary, 1873, he was bought for 5000, a big
awkward-looking colt. In Septembe
of that year he trotted over Mystic Par
, in 2:29A, beating big field of goo
horses, and was sold on the track fo
5000 to George Rogers of Salem.
"About that time had Belle Dean,
little black mare by General Lyon, an
she was great race winner. l starte
out with her in Montreal, and won tw
races there, taking out 81 800 in gol
from the pool box. Gold was wort
> about l40 then, and when cashed it o
this side of the line was very pleasant
surprised to find that had won 50, Ion
Such things don't happen to a horsema
- often enough to get monotonous. Thu
little mare won big share of all til
-, races she started in, and was yer
valuable piece of property. l also ha
i, Defiance, black stallion. by Gener;
> Lyon, dam the Hoyt mare, by the Litcl
!, field. When four years old he trotted
, 2:34, and his owners, couple of Ne
4 Hampshire farmers, believed they ha
. the greatest horse in the world and refu
h ed $40, 900 for him. Sporting World.