The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

first match, at Detroit, Aug. ,, in 2:151,
2:l5, l:I6, Palo Alto winning the second
heat in 2:l3l.
Buffalo swung its gates open Aug. 8,
and Leopard Ross. Dallas, Margaret =,
Hal Pointer and Walter L. were again
winners. Palo Alto defeated Jack. Rosa
lind Wilkes and Susie ;. in the free-for-all,
while the hitherto victorious McDOel was
defeated by MambrinO Maid.
Sunol was now coming 10 form, and
lowered the four-vear-old record 10 2:fll,
and Prince Regent beat Pamlico in 2:16l,
2:l63, 2:ls. Here many of the horses lett
the circuit and headed westward for Chi
cagO and independence.
The Two $4,000 Stakes.
The star event at Rochester was the
$1,000 Flower City stake, in which the
Western horse, Keno T., in a six-heat race
defeated a strong field, including Pixley,
Simmocolon, Suisun and Leopard Rose.
PamlicO showed himself a race-hOrse of
the first quality by beating Alfred :.
Mocking Bird, HOuri, Margaret s.. and j.
B. Richardson in the fourth, fifth and
sixth heats in 2:l68, PIN, 2:ISl.
From Buffalo the horses moved to
Poughkeepsie, where the racing was good
without being sensational, and Hartford
was the next link in the grand circuit, its
tilltl vent DtlDE AtllN wall a " NOIft
the ten-thOusand-dollar Charter Oakstake,
in which Prince Regent, Edith r. and Pam
leo were placed in the summary az named.
Then Springfield, New York and Philadel-
phia followed in turn, the last race in the
large grand circuit campaign of 1890 being
trotted at Point Breeze, Sept. 20.
ON Western Tracks.
The Northwestern breeders association
meeting began at Chicago, August Is.
The great Canadian stallion Albion met
his defeat on the second day, Keno F..
proving his victor. Palo Alto defeated
Jack in 2:lS. 2:15. 5:l3, while Sunol low.
cred the 4-year-old record to 2:lO3. Then
followed the inaugural meeting on the
kite-shaped track at Independence. The
2-year-old Nutwood stallion, Manager,
paced in 2:l64, Roy Wilkes III 2:OSt,
Cricket in 2:10, while Jack trotted in
2:121, Margaret :. in 2:12k, the Aberdeen
stallion. Alabaster, in 2:l5 and Alvin in
5:I4I. The trOtting at Independence
started a discussion as to the merits of the
kite-shaped track as against the regulation
oval. The opinion prevailed that the
kite-shaped track is a shade faster han
the oval.
Nancy Hanks, that had gone through
the Kentucky circuit like a streak of
glory, meeting with no defeat and losing
but one heat, was the star attraction at
the breeders meeting at Lexington.
Early in the season it was known that
Palo Alto and STEAMBOAT would make war
on the stallion record OF PIP, held by Ak
tell. and the Maine man Nelson also tOoka
hand with his namesake. Though SIAM
boul succeeded in heading Axtel by trot-
ing in oil, Nelson had already seized the
crown at Kankakee by trotting III Gala
over the kite track. Next he lowered 1t
at Terre Haute to 9TH, and finally at
Cambridge City, Ind, set the mark at
2:10:.
The Record smashers.
The record-smashing achievements OF
the year may be briefly summed up:
Yearling. 2:29X
Two-year-old pacing. Menager-.--.-...., 2:l6lz
Fouryear-old pacing, Sunol...~~~....... Z:lO1s
Stallion record, 2;lOZ
Fouryear-old stallion, AIlerton........... 2:13I{
Stallion, pacing, Roy Wilkes--.--....-.. 2:0SH
Best mile in a race, Palo Alto ............... 2:1S
Best mile in a race, pacing, Hal Pointer 2:O9A
Team record, Belle Hamlin and Justina. 2:l3
The four-year-Old trotting record at the
beginning OF the season was PIG. No less
than five ~four-year-olds lowered that mark
-Sunol, Margaret ;. Allerton, Nancy
Hanks and Alabaster.
The list of noted horses that died in
1890 includes Bell Boy, 2:l94; viii Cody,
2:l91; Domestic, 2:204; Duquesne, 2:l74;
Naiad Queen, 2:20t; Bayonne Prince,
2:211; McCurdy's Hambletonian, 2:269;
Golden, 2:2S3; MambrinO Star, 2:2S3;
Electioneer, Homer, Annie Easton, Maid
of Clay and Smugg.er.