The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-03
Another Fast Two Year Old.

Under date of Dec. ~, j. +. OConnor. of
Dallas, Texas, wrote Dewey d Stewart the
| following letter, concerning two twO-year
old colts sired by Reno Defiance, son of
Louis Napoleon: "Knowing that you are
greatly interested in Reno Defiance and all
of his colts, enclose you an account of the
performance of RenOs Baby on the Goth.
| The track was as hard as iron and it made
| the Baby finch so much that Campbell had
! to drive him As to so feet from The pole,
making it 900 feet over mile, which he
went i'm 2:2519 or 30 feet a second; he tray
eled 220 feet extra, or ia seconds. l am
confident that he can trOt mile over good
track in 2:20 or better. If the track and day
are good on Dec. 81 he will again try to go
i'm 30, and he can do it. In the first heat
he broke badly and paced. He paced the
last quarter in 30 seconds. We had to weight
him 2 OF. more, 10 or shoe and 6 or. toe
weights.
Prospect by Reno, out of w. L. Camp
bells mare Lucy, well bred, we think
faster colt than the Baby. He is months
older, went into training Oct Goth, trotted
the last quarter of his mile in 3612. Look
out for Prospect next year and yearling
that is coming on, all sired by the greatest
sire on earth. Where is there another that
has got a phenomenal out of dead-cOld blood
ed mare?"
The article from the Galveston Daily
News, is given in full though quite
long: There was racing at the fair grounds
course again yesterday afternoon, vesper-
inc to settle match and to try. the Texas
wonder, Reno's Baby, to see If he couldn't
lower his record. 1t was fine sport and the
few people present enjoyed it immensely
There never was prettier day for racing
-fhnuDh track fha
fair grounds course is really one mile and
six feet in length, and i'm giving horse
record six feet means something and that |
six feet has lost more than one horse his |
purse and his race.
The first race was amatch, in 3, between |
Faultless driven by AL. Helm and Prospect |
driven by Billie Campbell. In the first heat |
they got nearly off together at the first score,
NOrfleet in the rear probably half length. |
At the eighth-mile post Prospect had in
creased the lead some and at the quarter
post was full length ahead and showing
the pace at lively lick. On the back
stretch Faultless began to mOOve up and
soon cOllared Prospect and at the half-mile
was slightly i'm the lead. This lead was in
creased to something more than half
length by the time they reached the stretch
when both settled down to hard and hand
|
prettily as two animals ever did. Faultess
passed under the wire with about the lead
he entered the stretch with
The second heat was trotted after the first
heat between Baby and Lucas. They get
off together, Prospect taking the lead and
keeping 1t up TO the stretch, but the horses
were so close together it looked as though
they were trOtting along for an evening drive
and their drivers were having pleasant
only they were splitting the
air at lively rate, just filling the measure
Of three minutes gait. Down the home
stretch somewhere, not far from the distance
pole, Faultless forged ahead and passed
under the wire winner of the heat and race.
SUMMARY
Match trot, best two in three, 500 side:
AL. Helms b. g. Faultless-
William Campbell's b. C. Prospect - Q
Time-2:59%, 2:59I
The second race was the event, not only
Of the day but the event of the trotting
history of Texas. 1t was trial against
time by Reno's Baby. and well did the kid
fulfill the hopes and expectations of his
managers and friends.
He was in good form and mettle-in fact
he had too much mettle the first heat, and
was disposed to gO-as-yeu-please, pacing
some, galloping some and then trotting like
his mother was sick and he was geing after
the doctor, but he got down to his trot too
late to make any time.
At the first score i'm the first heat they
did not get off, as the Baby was pacing
when he went under the wire and they were
called back. The kid is versatile young
genius. He not only trots like house afire
but he PAGES equal to great many side
At the second score Billie Camp
bell, who was driving Baby, nodded and
the word go was given, Baby and Lucas,
driven by AL Helm for company, being well
together Before reaching the eighth mile
pele Baby went into the air badly and it