Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-03
ANTELOPE 2:231s.
From Breeder and Sportsman,

From Breeder and Sportsman
The trotting horse world is forced to
believe that John II. Wallace has been of
incalculabe benefit in bringing the Amer
lean Trotting Register to its present con-
dtion. and although there may be some
who do not believe in the old gentle
mans methods, still, beyond peradven-
ture, he has brought order out of chaos.
Every now and again he fancies that
"mare's nest" has been discovered and
straightway HES himself away to his
pen, and the next number of the "Month-
ly' contains some article fairly bristlng
with long drawn out points, and usually
ending with an assumption that "things
are not as they should be-" The Breed
er and Sportsman has used every endeav-
or to send on information in regard to
pedigrees that have been advertised for
recognizing that every one should do all
in his power to straighten out the Oft
times tangled web. but it would seem
that Bro. Wallace will only accept such
as suit his own fancy. The yearbook
contains the intelligence that John Mel
son died in 1871, and yet almost three
months ago we published the facts in the
case and proved by the owner of the old
horse that John Nelson did not die until
the fall of 1873, but as yet Mr.. Wallace
has failed to notify those interested
Through the Monthly that mistake
had occurred in his Office in regard to the
time of death. In the current number of
Wallace's Monthly there appears the fol
lowing screed:
"After long search we have at last
come into possession of the fact that a
horse called Antelope, and represented
to be by Nutwood, did trot in race at
Spokane Falls, Wash, July 3, 1889, and
won race in the first, second and fourth
heats, time, 2 :23t, 2:29, 2 :2St, 20, Ed
ward c. winning third heat. No sum-
mary of this race has been published, but
a full description of all the events of the
different heats was published in the
Morning Review, of Spokane Falls, dat
ed July 6, 1899. The competing horses
were Edwin c., Harry VeloX, Bishop
Hero and Leona. The purse was free for
all, and the betting was in favor of An.
telope from the start.
The main difficulty in this search has
been to determine whether any such race
ever took place, and now with that out
of the way. we are ready to look after
the history, identity and pedigree of thi,
horse, so far as our me.ns of Information
will carry us. Mr.. \. l.. Smith, who
was then secretary of the Spokane Fall.
course, writes that he was then entered
as by Nutwood, dam by Jerseyman. II,
was entered by j. I. Markley of Palous,
Ferry, Wash, and he thinks he wa,
owned by Elijah Duncan of Walla Walla
He thinks also that Mr.. William Glass
ford of Walla Walla could give some in
formation as to his breeding and origin
1t is intimated that Mr.. Elijah Duncan
now dead, was the man who brought tn,
horse to Washington, so this is probably
the place to begin the tracing back to hi.
breeder.
"There are some things that are mys
horse. In 1856 he made his first appear
ance in Oregon in single race, and ther
he started three times at Walla Walla
winning one heat in 3S4. In thes,
contests he was entered as by Nutwood
Then we hear no more Of him till he
made his single appearance at Spokane
Falls and scored his record of , :234
Was he trotting at other places during
this long interval and under other names
Let us have a full history of this horse
from his birth. The presumption is he
is by Nutwood and out of mare by Jer
seyman, but this is only presumption
so far as our knowledge goes. viii no
some one of our friends give us all tn,
particulars, for somebody knows all abou
this horse"
As in the past so in the present, W,
gladly give full history of Antelope
2 :233, as almost every one on the Pacific
Coast knows it. However, so that there
might be no mistake made letters were
sent, so as to make sure that we wer,
right, and the following answers ar,
what we have received. The first |.
from Mr.. Duncan, the former owner o.
the horse. =
As to the history of antelope" it l!
very easily traced from foaling, etc
antelope" foaled Apr. 20, 1880; sorrel
with white strip from nose to eyes, lit
tie to one side; two white hind feet, som'
black spots in different places over tn
body. antelope" by ''Nutwood," frs
dam Fanny" by "Jerseyman." secont
dam "Clara" by yorkshire Boy" thirt