Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-15
Middlebury, VT,
TROTTER VS.. THOROUGHBRED
THE GREY GELDlNG JACK WlNsA GREAT
RACE FROM PALo ALTO.


RACE FROM PALo ALTO.
The great match race between Senator
Stantord's Californian stallion Palo Alto,
2:l2i, and George III. Middleton's gray
gelding Jack, 10, for So 900 Il side, was
trotted on the Detroit track Aug. ,, in
the presence of 5000 persons. Jack win
ming after desperately contested race.
The Importance of the race was looked
upon as being very great in breeding
circles, as it was the first great public
race test of the merits of the strictly
trOtting bred trotter IN competition with
the half-bred trotter. Jack is intensely
trotting bred and Palo Alto is by Flee
tioneer. out of the thoroughbred running
mare. Dame Winnie.
The track was very fast and the wealth
er hot. In the pools Palo Alto was the
favorite at 500 to $50 for the race. and
800 to SO for the heat. Marvin was
behind Palo Alto and Doble drove Jack.
In the first heat Palo Alto drew the pole.
and on the third trial they were sent of
with Jack at Palo Altos wheel. At the
beginning of the lower turn Palo Alto
broke badly and Jack opened II gap of a
length. All the way around Marvin had
trouble with the Californian, and Jack
was winner by four lengths in , :ljl.
The second heat was a remarkable race
to the quarter. where the pair were head
and head. DOble in his anxiety drove
Jack of his feet and could not catch the
stallion, although he kept the gelding's
nose to Marvin's wheel. In the stretch
both horses were under the whip. Palo
Alto winning the heat by neck. Time.
2:134. Jacks time was 2:l4, second
better than his record. The talent and
pool sellers, who insisted on playing the
long end OF the combination. gathered
courage and offered SD to SO against
Jack. They were even at the start, but
on the lower turn Palo Alto went into
the air and Jack had three lengths the
best of 1t when the Californian settled
down. Palo Alto outtooted Jack up
the back stretch, and was right at his
wheel when he broke again. losing three
lengths. At the three-quarters he had
cut it down to length, and, coming into
the stretch, he was going very fast.
He had not time to make up the distance,
however, and Jack won by nose in
2:l5. Palo Alto was still favorite at
So to SIG. Again they got a splendid
start, but the stallion was ugly and broke
at the quarter. losing four lengths. He
broke again at the half losing still more.
Coming into the homestretch, Jack made
a skip that lost him two lengths. and
the two came down the stretch with Pa
10 Alto at Jacks wheel. Both Doble
and Marvin were driving like madmen.
but the gray had the most speed and
won by Il neck in , :l6.
The great race was over. but the crowd
was satisfied. as they had seen the fast
est heat ever trotted in race. and the
four fastest miles ever trotted in one
race. George Middleton of Chicago.
owner of Jack. said after the race that
he would match him against any horse
in the world for any amount of money.
The summary:
Match $1,000 side
j. II. Middletons gr. z. Jack, by Pilot
Pale Alto stock Farms b. :. Palo
Alto, by Electioneer (Marvin)... - ?
Iime-2 l5ls, , :l3ia, 2lj, , 10.
The above interesting account of this
race is from the Mirror and Farmer
of Manchester, n. II. We suppose its
statement that these are the four fastest
heats ever trotted in race is correct.
which would make this one of, if not
the. most memorable race on record
therefore the blood lines of the perform
ers. and especially of the winner becomes.
a matter of very great interest and i'm
portance.
The grey gelding Jack. about 15i
hands, $50 lbs, was bred by Walter
Clark of Battle Creek, Mich. foaled
1888; got by Pilot Medium, son of Hap
Ply Medium: dam, small bay mare
bred by q. \. Russell, Girard, Mich,
got by Magma Charta, son of Morgan
Eagle, Jr., by Morgan Eagle, son of
Woodbury. Morgan by Justin Morgan;
I'd dam bred by G.. A. Russell, Glrard.
Mich, got by the Holmes Horse, son of
Black Hawk by Sherman Morgan, son
of Justin Morgan.
Pilot Medium was a gray horse, foaled
1879; bred by Alexander Davidson, VIII
Transport, Penn; got by Happy Medi-
um, son of Hambletonan; dam Tackey.
gray; foaled 1859; bred by e. G.. Nc
Hatton, st. Louis, Mo-, got by Pilot,
Jr., son of Pilot; I'd dam, Jenny Lind,
said to be by imp. Bellfounder.
Happy Medium was bay horse foal-
ed 1868; bred by II. F. Galloway, Suf-
ferns, Rockland Co., n. Y, got by
Hambletonian, son of Abdallah: dam,
Princess, 80, bay, foaled 1916, bred by
l.. b. Adams, Middletown, VT, got by
Andrus' HamiltOnian, son of Judsons
Hamiltonian by Bishops HamiItonian,
son of imp. Messenger; I'd dam, bred at