The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
Stray Notes from the Horse World
Cleaned and Boiled Down.

1t is definitely settled, SO we are
told, that Direct will go to Lexington,
Jan LIST, and will be located on one OF
the principal farms of Fayette county
during the stud season. This will be
quite a disappointment to many of
our Tennessee breeders, who expected
to breed mares to the "black whirl-
wind" Tennessee breeders should
have induced MIR. Salisbury 10 send
the little horse here, for this is the
recognized pacing-horse county of
the world, and the fact that some
Kentuckians Out-bid US for Direct
shows a lack of enterprise on the part
of our breeders who first started the
movement to have him brought here.
But should the horse live and be in
training next year, we will see him
here at the grand October meeting at
the Columbia Driving Park, as Mr..
Salisbury has already signified his
intention OF bringing him here.
Horsement throughout the country are
well aware of the fact that Columbia
has the fastest track in the world, and
they cannot afford to stay away.
With the great kite shape track in
operation we have the same OppOrtu-
mites as the California breeders, and
it would not be surprising if Tennes-
see don't show up yearling record
breaker next year. You cannot al
ford to leave that colt of yours out OF
the big stakes of the COlumbia Asso-
ciatiOn, as the entrance fee is far less
than ever offered before, and there
are eight chances for money in the
yearling, two year-old, and 2:3C
stakes, all of which are guaranteed to
be worth $4,000.
There is some probability of the
stallion Lucas Broadhead, by Louis
Napoleon, dam Belle dam of Nc
Curdy's HambletOnian, Belmont, etc
Mambrino Chief, coming to Tonnes
see next year. Lucas Broadhead is q
haIf-brother to McCurdy's Handle
Conian, 2:26, who was the most sue
cessful stallion that ever stood south
of the Ohio, his chances in the stud
considered. McCurdy's Handle
tonian was even greater hOrse than
Belmont, and had he had the same
opportunities as the latter he would
have stood among the first of the
land.
10, 2:1SL, which won the 2:25 trot
here last October, and lowered heI
record to 2:18I, was bred to Bow
Bells last spring, but 1t is believed Ii
not in foaI. III she is not in foal she
will be handled again next season by
| Wilson Abeel, who will probably
have in his stable the great four-year-
old mare Belle Archie, 2:154. Abeel
will have in these two mares two OF
the greatest trotters in the country
and they should be capable of trOtt-
ing to marks close to 2:l0, and some
say Belle Archer will go still faster
10 will be entered in the $4,000 2:lt
stake of the Columbia Driving Park
Association.
Another candidate for the $4,000
2:19 stake will be McEwen, 2:18M
ghu now holds the fouI-year-old
stallion record for Tennessee trotters
Both 10 and McEwen are by Nc
Curdy's Hambletonian, and when the
result is summed up thess two repre-
sentatives of the muchly lamented
old sire should have big part OF the
$4,000.
Bob Stewart, of Kansas City, IL
making considerable noise these De.
cember days about his pacing stallion,
Grants Abdallah, 2:1234. He wants
on this side OF the Rockies (excepting
Hal POinter) that wear, hair, but has
so defined himself as to bar Roy
Wilkes. Grants Abdallah is truly 8
great horse, but there are Guy, 2:1lA,
Bunco, Jr., 2:13I, Dallas, 2:11% aud
Johnston, 2:O6A, all of which can
pace him to death in three heats. We
know a 2:20 PAGER in Illinois that
will be in Grants Abdallah's way
some next year. This is none other
than Indianapolis Boy, 2:20K, which
paced three heats ia one afternoon IN
2:I7, 2:15 and 2:12, and went the last
mile easier than he did the first
But the chances are Bob Stewart
wants to sell out, or else IS booming
his horse for the stud season of 1892
TheIe will be more colts trained in
Tennessee next year than ever before
and in Maury County especially will
this be the case. The big stake,
offered by the Columbia Driving ParI
is the inducement. Tennessee colti
have advantages over all others oil
this side of the Rocky Mountains
and 1t is reasonable to expect them :,
get their share Of these big stakes.