New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
WORK OF THE TROTIERS.
RECORDS TO TEMPT YOUNG FLYERS.
rA1RSEs EXPECTED TO SHOW FINER FORM
FINANCIAL DISAPPOINTMENT
AND COLLAP f.

AND CoLLAP-E
| Though few Of The harness records at either Eai'
| have stood the cyclonlc advance oi u'c IVY
| sulke, some of the best performances po''u"' "
the advent Of the pneumatic TIRE sun o"aie"s -.
| competiton The most important Of these is inc
one for stations. and the = 3S IA winch u''o CIV
| scored over the kite track at s'ocNon S'
| November has proved too much OF TASK ior ','c
yonng sres now the turf, even Win '"o "'P
OF the appliance which has worked such rc'"'"
| ton I'm speed. There are Two s'ahohe ho" :"
training whose claims to the championship appear
10 be so strong that or botb shoula chanse .''
fc1,res for the best mile trotted by one OF ms
sex left TO Intensity the merit OF Electoncer nv MS
greatest sou. One OF these, Lohasco' ha7 oe0"
| prominent for some weeks and on two occasions
has lowered tie race record for stations Ills neat
at Independence in oI1 IL stamped MIN as
probable successor to the dead Californian, anu us
still more remarkable feat at ST. Joseph TWO "ech'
oter where he turned the regulation track there Ill
| 10 "a, also in contest. shows that he Is I'M
usually fast in this time OF aDuhuh" sP'v"'
Lohasco IS six years DID, so tlat 'he lot" va '
younger stallion Moqucttc. two years MS JUNIOR
places him ahead OF the otfer kentuck"h III u.e
race for the crown among developed sires' III Is
nrobob,c that 1here has never before been tiotcr
! that trained on 40 rapidly MoGuctte, for Mike
| Bowerman. the Lexington breeder WHO has hanuleo
him, declared on the day he drove the colt IN NV
at Richmond Ind, that he had not been htcheo 10
a sulky fifty. times. . ,..
This is in q measure corroborated by the brief pub
Tic career OF the young troter. for up TO this selsoh
he had filed only four engagements Oh the '"l'
This is unusual for The KentuclianS seldom fall -
hasten the development Of their promising COTS es-
pecially when the sire has not established rep"'"
lion, and Wilton. the horse. that got Modue"'' hau
done nothing remarkable proeenitor OF speci uh
this champion fouryear old appeared during 'nc
breeders meeting OF 500 MOduette obtained one oi
the "tincup" records. which have since peeh apo''
shed by trottDg In . :33 IL at Lexington Las
season he took part in contest for stake NJ ii''-
ton OHIO winning two heats but the race WIS "hue-
csded for wan, OF time. and the money was divided
BY agreement. Two more tits against the Wa'ch over
the Lexington course one being successful, gave NJ"
ouete a mark OF 30 Ia at three years. "n' ~.
tracteG no special attention to him, except rs 'oo
of high finish ana lofty carnage
This season opened badly for the speedy youngs'er,
rs he was sick and could not be pio ~ training WI
Angus. This prevented taking him to independence
along with ether fast once Of the Bowerman s'aoe'
but In spite OF this drawback Moquette soon gave
cood occo,iu. OF himself. At Conncrscllle. IND. ne
won over strong field. getting record OF 214 =
and then became Il sensation In the first week Oh '9
MONTH by reducing the race record Tor Inc CieVei'nu
track 70 2:l3 "a. This was eclipsed TWO seconu'
by Evangetne another foury earold, INT dd not ue-
tract attention from Moquette as 1t was apparent 10
could have gone faster over the Glenville TRACK
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Of the hest In the world certainly tho fastest oil nose
,rd,t on the regulation plan. Mr.. Bewerman deoioea
10 20 there and attempt 10 lower the lour-year-o'n
stallion record OF 10 l2, made BY mckinney on 'he
magnet shaped track at STOCKTON last November inc
case With which MoQuctte Peeled or mile In .'lo
over the splendid speeding ground ut ire hooser
town was a surprise 10 those who had seen MN
co at Cleveland including william Edwards and An
custns short. two prominent members OF the Dr'ihg
PARK Association there, WHO journeyed to Richmond
chiefly TO soc the trotter that promises to be cha
pion Of bis kind
This performance not only places Modhotte At the
head Of fonr-year ods snnol previously holding the
record for that age by repeating her mark OF 10 IL
made at three years. but puts him third among Stations
dividing that honor with Nelson. What Is cquahy
notable the two the only male uVt'eis tpat Fave
gone in 10 over circular track though. Of course
: Nelson did not have tile advantage OF The bicycle
wheels when he scored his best record at Grand Rapids
last september.
If Moquette should win the stallion crown from
Palo Alto there will be grain Of comfort for those
WHO believe in thoroughbred cross close up, Tor MS
dam. mai- called Betsey and l. IL ont OF Molly
Lincoln a strictly running bred daughter Of imported
Australian As Betsy and was got by Ericsson, "A
son of Mambrno CHIEF. ard Wilton, the sire OF
Moquette combines the blood OF George WILKES with
that Of Rysdyk's Iiambetonian through the great
brood mare Alley tina handsome young nicr represents
the very best trottiny srails TO a woman belongs
the honor of breeding this valuable horse for Besey
and is owned by Mrs. T. T. Eagle. OF Lexington.
She disposed Of the colt when lie was young, and TWO
brothers named Drake. who live AZ Lebanon Ohio.
secured this prize for a moderate sum. To stoS how
values increase with performances 1t may be said
that when Moquette rottcd his fast heat at Ccve-
land. George ID. Hammond, wealthy breeder or
Detroit offered 1926 900 for him. which was promptly
refused though he would probably have been quoted
at less than half that amount this spring. Now that
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another soon Tie figures multiply in proportion I'll It
requires u considerable fortune TO purchase such
trUtter.
In the spirited rivalry between the numerous
driving parks which have been but in the Middle
and Western states since harness racing took de-
cded boom about Ave year. ago there have naturally
developed a few schemes that betake OF the wild
cat" nature As the Older tracks IN the East par
ticularly those making up the Grand Circuit. had
nbout monopoly Of the best horses II was necessary
for the ambitious Young associations to hold DUB
special nducement 10 get the track cainragners
Tor their meetings. The reduction OF the entrance
fee to per cent instead OF 10, charged at all OF
the established tracks, proved the best drawing card
for the and trainers that the example. frss
set by Detroit was followed ut independence ond
other places beyond the line OF the Grand Clrcu9
With considerable success. The stern%ouherp
Circuit formed last year. adopted the cheap entrance
fee and proved such strong rival to the old series
that II enlarged its boundaries this season and made
elaborate preparations for greater triumphs. In
their zeal TO outdo even their fellow associations
some OF the new members offered big purses and
stakes at a nominal piice for the privilege OF com
pelIng and trusted to the gate money to help them
ont As the sulkes arc rs much at the mercy OF
the clements as ever, two DAYS Of wet weather
have shown that the premium list must be arranged
on a so,nder business bass than that recently EN-
Moved at Grand Rapids. Independence and other
places The entcrprlslng Michigan city first named
made a most nsplcueus failure mt IFS August meet
inr and the association there could only pay about
hall OF the prize money, giving notes for the rest
This was not surprising when Stake Of $4,000
for stations with free entrance 10 all starters was
Of mi nuflhS