Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Eight $500 Purses to be Given
For Speed.
FOR TROTTING, PACING AND
RUNNING RACES.
Over Four Hundred Head of Speed and
Show Horses to be at the Mexico
~Fair-Some Of Them Here.

The owners of over four hundred
speed and show horses have en-
gagged accommodations ON the Mex
leo Fair Grounds for their stock,
which is arriving daily on almost
every freight train from as many as
fifteen different States, for the big
Fair which begins August 9Th
and lasts five days. The track
was never in finer condition and is
being prepared for the races under
the personal supervision of Mr.. c.
F. Clark, who says he will make
1t five seconds f ster than it has
ever been. The outside of the
curves will be elevated some 6 or s
inches so that a horse going at full
speed may have something to brace
himself against at the turns. A
ditch is being made on the inside
of the track, clear around the half
mile, that the course may be quick
~ drained in case of ram. This is
an excellent idea. The demand
for stall room is SO great that a
stable containing fifty large roomy
box stalls is in course of erection,
the structure having a broad hall
way leading through it's entire
length. The stable is an exact
counterpart of those on TIE st.
Louis and Kansas City Fair
Grounds and will be ready for oc
cupancy four or five days before
the Fair begins. An elegant and
roomy new poultry house is in
course of erection, which will add
greatly to the appearance of the
grounds, besides being of much
convenience to poultry exhibitors
and fanciers. Other substantial
Improvements were also noticed by
the "hoss man. of the LEDGER
who went out yesterday to see the
horses exercised on the track.
There are some good ones on the
ground even this early. The Hick-
DRY Hill Stock Farm, of Holton,
Kan, Mr.. G.. E. Mcdonald in
charge, has ten in its string, as fol-
lows:
King Sprague, entered in the
2:30 class; record, 2:35 IL.
Brown Belle, by Harry Pulling,
went in three minutes at a 2 year
old. This animal is quite speedy.
May Brine, by Dali Brine,
year old stake.
Otto W., by Dali BIlno, PAGER, 3
: years old, entered in the :35 class,
We witnessed this fellow go a mile
heat and he showed himself very
speedy. Otto can beat 80 easily
:, Mr.. Mcdonald has in his string
Dandy O., a colt, which he ex'
poets, before the season closes, te
break the 2 year old pacing RECORD
, of 2:2O "a. The youngster is sale
TO be a phenomenon.
The other good ones in this sta
: BILE are Flo. Brine, entered in thu
yearling stake; Wilkie Brine BY
t Red Wilkes, dam by Mambrin'
Patchen; Betina, by Everman, en-
tered in the 2 year old stake; Savo
q lox, 8 years old, by Dictator, dan
d by Strathmore.
T. w. Brandt & Son, of Mont
gomery City, are on the ground
a with a number of youngsters tina
a ought to be speedy if breeding
goes for anything. In the Brand
stables are
u Carnegie, 3 years old, by tina
Ii noted sire, Robert McGregor.
Grattan, by Wilkes Boy, enter
y ed in the 3 year old class.
Bernard, 5 years old, by Ham
re bletonian Mambrino.
t. William s., by Young Jim.
o Hon. C. F. Clark has in his sta
N bles the famous Robert Rysdyk
2:24 IA, by VIM. Rysdyk; Ster
N per, a three year old son of Rohel
Rysdyk; Wilson, by Sherma
is Wilkes; Kinda Ross by Charlie
IS Ross; a yearling by Marshall 7
and Warfellow by Longfellow. Nj
Clark is undecided as to whethe
he will start Rysdyk here, as til
lv horse has had a wonderfully lare
- patronage and the date is a lit
early to put him on the track.
r. S. Turner, of the "Temple
oo Economy" this city, is the own'
of a sure enough trotter, Sargean
o. a roan gelding by Promise Lam
He is in the care of Yves. Dingmal
who drove him out yesterday
ed 2:35. Sergeant is entered in Il
I'd so class and will drive someboC
vs. to the wire in 2:25 or 2:3O witho'
to a hop, skip or a jump on his PAL
is Yves. has several other good on
in his stables.
1ri A. C. Bowman is handling b
he Bakers Lleweilyn by Happy N
on dunn, entered in the $1,000
m minute stake trot; Ben Starr, al
property Of Bob Baker, sired