St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-28
AMONG The HORSES.
Remarkable Bouts With Old
Father Time by Flying
Youngsters.
Running Review OF the Sur
ppising Work Reeo rded
in California.
Force Of Heredity Related
to Type and Build in the
TpottepS.
Varying Size Of the Greatest
Sires--EQuine Etchings Of
Interest.

The present year has been remarkable
for the onslaught on Father Time, says
turfman in the New York Sun. All
records for one. two and fve-year-olds,
the stallion record and the champion
record have been surpassed, and breed
ers find themselves asking the question,
"What is the limit of speed at the trOt-
ting gait?' California has for some
years had almost monopoly on early
speed. Some breeders urged that Elec
tioneer's blood was responsible for the
superb showing made by youngsters,
nearly all of the baby trOtterS being by
that sire or directly descended from
him, but When Sidney's get stepped
along and took fast records the "glor-
ious climate was said to have great
deal to do with it.
California began its slaughter of the
yearling records in 1881, when Kinda
Rose, 10y ElectiOneer, out of Beautiful
Bells, and therefore full sister to Bell
Bird, and the Buccaneer FLY Pride both
beat MementO's mark of 1864, the Palo
Alto mare trotting in 2:43, against
2:441l by Pride. Kinda Rose subse-
Quently reduced her record to 1868,
and for six years it stood at the top of
the list. In 1887 Sudie d, a brown filly
by Sherman's HambletOnlan, out of
FANNIE Clay, by American Clay. bred
in Kentucky. lowered the yearling
record to 1859. Palo Alto resolved
to win back the honor, and Nor
laine, by NOrval. a son of EIec-
tioneer, out of Elaine. 2:2O, daughter
of Green Mountain Maid, considered
the most likely youngster of the farm,
was put in training. On Nov. II, 1887.
Norlalne tr0tted the Bay District track
in 2:3112. Fire robbed the turf of this
bright gem before she had a chance to
show her speed as a twO-year-old. but
her record stood until Oct. IS, 1890, when
Freedom, son of Sable Wilkes. trotted
the Napa track in 2:2954. Freedom was
the first yearing to enter the 2:30 list,
and many persons said that mis- record
would stand for years.
This season it has been beaten repeat
eddy on the new kite-shaped track at
Stockton. The PalO Alto filly Bell Bird,
foaled March 5, 1890, was the first to
lower it, tr0tting to a mark of 2:264
Oct. 81, when she was nineteen months
and sixteen days old. Marvin said at
the time that in his opinion Bell Bird
could take a record of 2:24 or better.
Senator Stanford was satisfied to let her
retire with the record apparently Sc
cured. George Valensin sent a number
of youngsters, the get of his premium
stallion Sidney. to s tocktOn, in charge
Willard Saunders, who trained and
drove the cratic Guy, 2:10%, to
his record, about the same time that
the PalO Alto contingent arrived. FrOu
Frou, by Sidney out of Flirt, by Bucca-
neer, an Iowa. bred horse, was started
first, trottlng a mile in 2:41 on Oct 81.
Nov. "a, trif1e over month later, she
eclipsed all previous records. and trOt-
ted a mile in 2:26. knocking a quarter
of a second off Bell Birds mark. On
this occasion the last quarter was trOt-
ted at 1920 gait. and Saunders resolved
to try again. The game little filly was
equal to the OCCASION, lowering her rec
ord to 2:25A. FrOu Frou is handsome
chestnut filly, fifteen bands high, and
the day she trotted her record weighed
625 pounds. Saunders. her driver,
weighed l65 pounds, which adds TO the
flly'S performance. Her disposition is
perfect. and she is always level-headed
and courageous. Frou FrOu has three
crosses TO Rysdyk's Hamblet0nian and
one to Harry Clay.
Fausta 2:22&4, holder of the year
ling pacing record, was a trotter
when she went to Stockton and
gait. She is by Sidney out Of Faus-
tina, by Crown Point, and, therefore, is
full sister to the great stallion Faus-
tinO. who took a record at three years
old of 2:1454. The first time she started
she took a trOtting record of 2:44$l. Six
days afterward she lowered this record
to 2:40. Five days later, and after hav-
ing paced only three days, Saunders
drove her against the yearling pacing
record held by the Buffalo representa-
tive, ROllo. She made the mile
in 1858, beating the worlds record
three seconds. On Nov. "a she started
again and placed the figures at 2:243I,
last quarter in 35s. Nov. % found her
out on the kite once more, and again the
flying filly surpassed previous efforts,
pacing full mile in 1929, of which
the following are the fractions: 37I-
$685. -3415. In Driver Saunders
opinion Fausta can pace a mile in 2:2O
She is bay without white, and stands
trifle higher than her distinguished
stable companion. Frou Frou.
Sidney. sire of Frou Frou and Fausta.
at ten years old has twenty in the 2:3O
list and seven in the 2:20 list.