The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-11-17
HORSE AND TRACK.

The dam of Hal Pointer and two
sisters to Brown Hal have been booked
to Direct.
Electioneer has now "a in the 2 80
list and more coming. lie has put in
81 ;his year.
But one two-year-old has beaten
Ralph Wilkes mile in 2:lS, and but
two have equalled it.
The two-year-old colt Brentwood,
by Nutwood, stepped mile at Inde-
pcndence the other day in 2:lS.
G. w. Williams has received Caff-
rey sulky made to order for Allerton,
which weighs but thirty-nine pounds.
Electioneer was bred to but one
daughter of George Wilkes and one
daughter Of Nutwood. The produce
was Advertiser, PIG, and Arion,
2 :103, respectively.
Monroe Salisbury Pleasonton, CAL,
has bred moro 2:15 performers than
any other breeder. They are Direct,
(p), 2:06; Margaret S., (4), 2:12k;
Homestake, 2:l44, and Incas, 2:144.
Directors oldest colts are but six
years old, and of the lot he has ten
trotters and two PAGERS in the 2 30
list. while four of the trotters and one
of the PAGERS have records better than
2:20.
The American Trotter says: .."Cali-
fornia holds the yearltng, two-year-
old, four-year-old, five-year-old and
worlds trotting records; Iowa holds
the stallion record, and Kentucky
holds--its BREATH
Arion, the best colt ever foaled, has
reduced the two-year-old record to-
2 :108. The way he is lowering his
mark at each trial, the stallion record
seems almost in reach OF this wonder
full son of Electioneer.
The records of 1891 are almost
countless. To date sixteen trotters
have entered the 2 :15 list, while 102
trotters and 81 PAGERS have entered
the 2 30 list. Nearly 1900 trotters
and PAGERS have enteeed the 2 80 list.
Marcus DAILY, the multifold million
aire of Montana, is what some people
would term horse-mad. He believes
Montana viii produce as good horses
as Kentucky or California, and pro-
poses to invest 100000 in the breed
ing and development of trotters and
runners.
When Electioneer's first colts came
at Palo Alto number were emascu-
ted. Every one that was left entire
has proven sire of 2:30 performers.
Clay, 2 %, was one Palo Alto people
were certain, before the rest, but now
that the first of his progeny, Hazel,
has made record of 2 :2S in Stock
ton, there will be large number to
follow suit.
The interesting fact is noted that
Delmar, by Electioneer, that took
record of 2 30 at the Lexington meet
ing, met with an accident in his two
year-old form by which he cut ten
don square off on his left hind leg.
He was then owned by John Madden.
who after the accident sold him to
w. E. Spier, OF Glen Falls, N. Y.
Delmar has this year started in six
aces in the 2 80 class and has finally
entered the 2 20 list.
The new 2 20 performers of the
ear are divided among the trotting
antilles as follows: The Wilkes fami-
y with 81, the Belmont with 10, the
Iectioneer with 7, the Almont with
, the Woodford Mambrino with 4,
he Strathmore with 4, the Dictator r
With 3, the Pilot Jr. and Egbert with
each. The fact that of the sixty
even new 2 20 performers not one
as thoroughbred mare for dam,
) also worthy of note.
1t is not generally known that the =
champion Arion came
cry near being owned in Cleveland
Y j. f. French. The story runs in
his vein: A year ago Mr.. French
sked j. G. Sibley, who was then on
is way to California, to pick out a I
Dit by Electioneer, for him. After -
me he heard from Mr.. Sibley, the =