The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-29
HORSE NOTES.

Belle Oele won the free-for-sll trot at
Bucyrus yesterday; best time 2:24.
Florida Monarch won the freefor-all
at wellington yesterday best time 2:2fM.
Score up for the Mansfield big meeting.
Purses are good and entries close Sept. "a.
The Richmond, Ina.; meeting was .
The chances are that Hal Pointer, Fly.
iuQ Jib and Mascot will come together at
Columbia, Ten, In a special.
Prima Donna paced Sd heat In a win
ming race (2:A class at indianapolis yes>
Harry Wilkes, 2:131I, Roslyn Wilkes,
2:14L, together with the other horses In
Sire Bros. stable, will he sold In New
York, October 3.
Leopard Rose, 2:15A, was sent home to
Bowling Green, o., from DIR. Newton's
Toledo iniirmary last week, as sound as a
bell. She will be out in 1893.
Walter Mayhem has Stamboul at Stocks
ton, Cal. The horse is doing well and
| will take shy at his mark next month or
early In November.
Frantic, by Strathmore, timed seper-
atoly, trotted the third heat in the 2;27
class at Cleveland in 2:21A, Frantic Is
| owned by Emery Miller of Alliance.
Hal Pointer, Flying Jib, Roy Wilkes
| and Mascot meet for 5000 purse at
| Cbillicothe, the first week in October.
l Some of our Canton horse fanciers are
going down TO see this race,
John Splan has bought of Orrin Hickok
| the five year old chestnut gelding Peep o.
| Day, by Dawn, he by Nutwood, dam
| thoroughbred. This horse has no record,
| but has shown public trial in 2:21,
See that team of horses; how nicely
| they 60 together, John, Why can't man
and woman pun together like that
| There's every reaoon, my dear. Those
horses have only one tongue between
m.-Cleveland Sportsman.
The well known turf writer, Peter Ben
| edict, who, over the non de plume OF
| "Lexington,n has contributed to various
turf journals for q number of years back,
died at his home 10 Minneapolis on the
11th inst, aged 70. He was an ardent be-
lever in a strong thoroughbred infusion
in trotting pedigrees. Recent events on
the turf confirm his opinion.
Entries for the Stark county Fair, which
opens its race programme on "Wednesday
will close this evening at9 p. no. There
is a prospect of large aud fast field OF
horses. On Wednesday the 2:40 trot for
$500, two year old colt trot for 500, and
yearljng trot for $50. On Thursday 800
trot, purse $3.50, and 2 80 pace for $500. On
| Friday 2:30 trot for $500, three year old
trot for $3.50, and free for all pace for $500.
1 The Carrollton fair closed yesterday
/ with very large attendance, estim lted al
/ 10000. A special train ran down from
Canton in the morning which returned al
i 8 20 last evening. There were two races
| yesterday. the free for all trot and the
2:3O pace. The trot had only three start
ers and was won by DR.. Mcfarland, in
| straight heats, best time 2:34A, fhe
pacing race was won by George A. oy Rex
| Hiatoga, q horse owned in Tuscarawas
/ county, best time 1886.
Wutth ala nn NnrNN
ers, is now a tie with Dexter Prince for
first place among producing sires for 1892
The speed average for the get OF Elec-
tioneer IL trifle slower than 2 ~ that OF
Dexter Prince 2:2224. Next to the above
sires is Guy Wilkes 2:l5A, with nine new
l their sire. Red Wilkes, with eight new
ones to his credit, is ia third position, but
coming steadily and with apparently
1 enough reserve force to collar the leaders
before they reach the wire. Nutg ood and
| Onward ere tied for fourth money, each
having seven already in the 2:30 list.
About the Canton track, we fear a great
| mistake has been made in narrowing the
1 turns, so as to make the track seven feet
1 longer. The turns have been narrowed
/ by hauling dirt on the inside at the first
/ turn and at The last turn by moving out
the fence. The track was too narrow
| before, and now il is much worse. The
/ track was dangerous DeIOTt anu We
| always had accidents on the fl irst turn at
| every meeting. IL is more dangerous
now, and 1t will be a miracle If fast
| field OF horses can race over this
| track without an accident. Why
| was not some expert horseman
| consulted fore his trade was spoiled in
this way. Ii the Stark Co. Agricultural
| Society ia wise it will at least scrape away
| the heaps of dirt now piled up on the IN
| side of the first and second turns, and
thus make the track wider and safer. IL
| il is five or ak feet short of full half mile
| who cares? This work could be done 10y
a good man with a team and scraper in
half day, and 1t ought not to be neglect
| ed.
Genesee won the free for all trot al
| Lima, o., yesterday; best time 2:19A
l made by Otto j. who was distaGced IN Tie
third heat.
Yesterday was another good day for
record smashing, Pop Hamlin's team,
Honest George and Belle Hamlin, went a
mile to pole in 2:l2A over the regulation
track at PTovideBcr, Rhode Island, and
same day and track Hal Pointer paced o
mile in 2:05H. In addition to this event
the bay stallion Kremlian, in the 2:20 stake
race, made the fastest single trottinp
record of the meeting, 2:l1A, breaking
the record for five year old sIallions and
making mark as the fastest fourth heat
ever trotted in q race.
| The 2:15 trot at Indianapolis yesterday
was a hot one. Here is the summary:
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