The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-06-25


on the track, and that 1t would really be
put in excellent condition. A tour was
made through the stables, where about
twenty horses were found quartered and
in training for the coming races.
o. d. Fisher is handling q number Of
good horses with which he expects to
make an excellent showing this year.
One Of the best horses he is training is
John Bartholet's Altonette, an Almont
colt, that has gone half at forty gait.
Mr.. Fisher thinks their are great posi-
bilities for this animal, and says there is
no telling how speedy she is.
Another promising horse handled by
Mr.. Fisher Is S. J. loves Jack Lowe.
Jack trotted 4 mile last year in 2:40 and
is showing up well this season.
Mr.. Fisher Is also handling Mr.. loves
Baby L, beautiful twO-year old by Taft's
Belliounder, and out Of Shakespeare
running stock.
Brother Hall is a three-year old Ivan
hoe colt, the property Of John Bartholet,
that Is showing 3-minute gait, and may
20 much faster before the season is over.
Mr.. Fisher has much confidence in him.
Professor Pugsley, J. B. PugSley'S sOr-
rel, is being handled by Mr.. Fisher, and
though in training but short time, has
gone quarter in "A.
The only other horse in Mr.. Fishers
skillful hands is Sheriff simmons Black
Prince, a Knox colt.
"Shorty" Waldron has a number Of
promising animals in training, among
which are John Shearer's Charlie, q roam
stallion, that is speedy for q short dis
lance and good as long as he can be kept
reaching out; Johnny Hogan's Dan H.,
q green PAGER, that should go in 80 or
better; W. z. York's trotter, that prom
ises to get down to three minutes by the
Fourth Of July, and John Hogan's Lady
H., whose pretty body and limbs show
her running stock.
John CowdelI is handling Theo stones
Johnny Knox, one Of the best horses in
the country, that is just now getting over
the effects Of barbed wire cut in the leg.
He Is now being given light work, but is
showing speed and has trOtted in "a, and
his trainer says he will get down to 80
by fall.
Mr.. Cowdell has his ll-year-old horse
Locomotive in training. He has just been
brought from the pasture, but he is good
one, and when three years old trotted
mile in 2:32 and since then has made q
half in :Os14.
WI. Hackett's Blacksmith is being
handled by Cowdell, and will trot on the
second day Of the races with the PAGER.
Cowdell has also in training his Roam
Billy, with two-year-old record Of PAP,
who trotted last year against Sleepy Tom,
when he was booted SO tight that he has
never been fully in condition since, al
though he is trotting well now.
Matt White is handling George Eaton's
Black Prince, a jerks colt, that is known
about the stables as Polled Angus on &C.
count Of his appetite and powerful build.
Prince won q quarter last year in "a.
White is also training Eaton's Tom
Merry, FLY Dolcy, that gives promise Of
being very feet.
weasel" is q jerks colt, owned by
Mack Jackson, that Is acting well.
Tom Cowdell has q running horse
named Piledriver on the track. He has
never done much track work, but looks
as though he would turn out well.
That veteran old horseman and jockey,
G. W. Alexander, has 4 string Of feet an
finals in his charge. Among them is W.
F. Jones' three-year-old FLY Dudley
Flower, that looks every inch race horse
and is as pretty as 4 picture. The hair
Of her name is as fine as 4 woman's and
her coat is like silk. Dudley F. is out Of
Bangem's mother by Glen Dudley, and II
she doesn't do some nice work all indica-
tons will fail.
Alexander has also Billy Splawn's Pa
role, four years old, by jerks, dam Club
foot, by George. Parole Is worth looking
after, for she is going to run q half this
year like the wind.
Whyaniee Is a beautiful yearling, the
property Of Mr.. Alexander, and is nearly
a thoroughbred. His name is a Yakima
word, meaning flying eagle. He was
sired by Bob Duff and damned by Cut
ting's Wilkes.
Charley CampbelI's FLY, Lady jerks,
is being handled by Alexander. Lady
jerks was sired by Old jerks and Is now
four years old and conducts herself on the
track In q manner most gratifying TO those
interested in her. Last year she beat
Dandy quarter and repeat at Ellens-
burgh and then beat him 600 yards right
over again, and she can double the dose
this year, too.
There are other horses on the track and
more coming, including q horse owned at
Ditchington, several horses from Golden
dale, and Dandy and Blue Jay from
Ellensburgh.
The purses offered and the races are as
follows:
FIRST DAY.
First race-Running, quarter mile dash,
$50.
Second race Saddle horse, half mile
dash, $25.
Third race-Running, half mile, 900.
SECOND DAY.
First race-Trotting, mile heats, free
for all, three in five, 800.
Second race-IDdian saddle horse race,
half mile, $40.
THIRD DAY.
First raca-TnottinO mile heats- three