Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-01
THEY ARE SPEEDY.
The Exhibition Races at Mad
doxia Park Yesterday.
SOME ARE RECORD BREAKERS,
And VIII Send Back Good Tidinss From
Northern Tracks to Their Fort Worth
Homes-The Great Reflector
and the Cats shown.

Yesterday afternoon an interesting trot-
ting matinee was had at Maddoxia park on
the east suburbs of the city. In short while
Mr. Bostick, who has charge Of the stable,
and who is the owner OF tie phenomenal
young stallion, Reflector, starts or
short campaign through Kansas
and Missouri with a string Of trotters
and PAGERS Mr.. Bostick had promised a
number of gentlemen that before starting
on the tour he would give an exhibition OF
for this purpose Mr.. Maddox and himself
kept open house yesterday after
noon and received all who were
interested. The track, fve-eighths
one, is in a level bottom field, and in good
weather is an exceptionally good course,
but yesterday was little soft and some
what lessened the speed of the horses that
,sssse tried
The first race was for the three year-old
PAGERS. There were entered Hal Bostick,
owned by Hope Bros. Durel, owned by A.
A Post, and Dick Taylor Gladwood. Thess
three were evenly matched, but in the twp
heats paced Hal Bostick had a shade the
best of both. No watches were held on
either heat All of these three are high
bred, and scions of the best known families.
Hal Bostick is by Brown Hal, who is
thought to be the fastest horse OF them
all, his record few days since OF
:02i : for the half mile being a criterion of
his speed His driver, Greer, has u stanaS
ing wager to send him to the half in one
minute fat The knowing ones assert, bar
ring a reinjuring of his leg, which WAS hurt
last year, that Brown Hal will surely wrest
the title of king OF racers" from johnson,
the peerless, who several years since made
the phenomenal work of 2:OSl4. Durel Is
by Billy Medium. Both he and Dick Tay-
lor Gladwo0d are promising young stall
lions
The second event was a trotting trial be
tween Tarrant, the property of Col. Mad
dOx, and Star State, i rangY four-year-old
geldiug. Tarrant is a beautiful blood bay
with fine style and action, aud being
an aged horse had no trouble IN
disposinG OF the colt. Tarrant IS by St.
Elmo. Star Stale is 4 black with long
stride that can but be conducive TO speed Of
! high order. He u is pWCbred trotter and
comes by it honestly, being the son or
Wedgewood, 2:l9.
The third race was trotting affair be-
tween Richeliea. four-year-old, and Oliver,
an old calupaisner, who was recog-
rs contestant in many hard-fouCht battles
in the circuits OF Kansas and Missouri He
is now owned in New Mexico, and is at
Maddoxia park for training preparatory 10
another campaign. One heat only was
trottcd, but neither horse was given
his head. Richeleu broke in
the back stretch and Oliver
was not urged after the break. He finished
the mile a wheel in front of the bay stallion.
Richelieu IS j son of Reno Defiance, and on
his dams side is thoroughbred, she being by
Rebel Morgan. He is a peculiarly pure
gated animal. level-headed, and will be
heard from in his class before the
season is over. Oliver is a strawberry
roam, lean and lengthy, but deep through
the heart, betolening his staying powers.
His breeding is not known 1T the park
The race in which all interest conferred
was the pacing race between Lady Pendle-
ton and Reflector, the pride of MaddoXia
park While it was conceded that
sAe stallion was 4 little too fast company
Tor the mare, still she is interesting com
pany for anybody's horse. Some difficulty
was had in adjusting the boots Of Reflector
and this caused him 10 break twice. They
were finally sent away, and a pretty eXhi-
bition followed They paced the first half
on nearly even terms, Reflector always
slightly in the lead. In the last part of the
third quarter the Lady broke, but was set
tied ceverly by her driver and sent away
after Reflector, who had taken consider
aole lead She was urged, and came into the
last quarter very fast, closing the
gap between her and Reflector, who was
kept well in hand. They finished the mile
with the mare half length behind.
Lady Pendleton is a beautiful sorrel and
is gated smooth and frictionless. She is
not quite standard, but very close, and will
gain the right to be classed
as such this season, as she will be sent TO
beat rs This she will undoubtedly do,
and by merit alone will place herself among
the elect of PAGERS. She is by Glenco, and
l,,, do, -h..af 70 he
oughbred. Lady Pendleton is in foa by
Reflector. When her record OF rs is made
she will be retired from the track
and used only for breeding purposes.
Reflector, undoubtedly one of the most
promising young stations in Texas or any
other state, is 4 beautiful bay, scsnt sixteen
hands high, and on his sire's side is an in
bred PAGER. He is by Duplex, 2:17h4, he
being of the Hal family inbred. Re-
fiector's dam is by Norton, he by old
Lexington. He was foaled in Tennessee,
ana is the property of MIR. Bostick In the
trial between Lady Pendleton and Refiec-
tor, J. n. Davis handled the mare and Mr.
Bostick worked his horse. After this Re
fector was taken TO the stable scraped out
and brought back for an exhibition
quarter with running mate. The first
quarter, with a break in it, vas made in
thirty-iye seconds. Mr.. Bostick was not
satisfied and scored again. This time the
stallion got away well, and entered the
trial quarter, going smoothly. increasing
his speed at every stride. The winner kept
at his sulky wheel and Reflector
went the faster. Half way through
the Quarter he was fairly
skimming and finished the quarter without
a bobble in 33 2-5 seconds, 2:l3 3-5 gait
Taking into consideration the condition of
the track, which was soft, one can imagine
to some extent what may be expected of
their phenomenal fOur-year-old, who has
the regal blood of the Hal family in
his veins. 1t is not al all improbable that
before three seasons are passed we will see
him fit company for his illustrious kin.
Brown Hal and Hal Pointer. His owner,
John Bostick, is not unknown TO fame as a
trainer. He was with Campbell Brown for
ten years at Spring Hill, Tenn, and has
driven many fast ones. He broke Brown
Hal at two-year-old, and later drove him
in 2:l3. He is also credited with driving
the fastest quarter on record when he sent
Brown Hal that distance in 2f3. seconds
kIal Pointer was broke by him, and in five
weeks, including the breaking, showed
40. Other good ones driven by Mr..
Bostick are McEwen, piss; Flash,
? :19; Lillian, 2:2315; Warrior, 2:2aj5, trial,
, 10: Matte Bond, go, trial, 2:ls. and
many others. How fast Reflector can go,
MIR. Bostick says he doesn't know, but
thinks he has in his young stallion phe-
nomenon.
There are at Maddoxia park twenty-eight
tf6csers and PAGERS, large per
cent of which are standard bred,
owned by horsemen all over Texas. There
are among them sons Of WedgewOod, Nut