The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-31

half as many trotters and PAGERS all told at
one meeting. yet some people think we did
not have many horses here.
The attempt to make fast PAGER out of
Jessie Gaines, 2:1534, seems TO have been
failure. as che Is trotting again.
The average time of the six heats in the
2:17 pace made at the mile track IN this city
Is just a trifle of a fraction over 2:17.
Horses that have hopples and win race
should not be started again for two weeks.
or until the soreness is all out of them.
Maud s. is in foal by Ansel by Election
eer, and hOrsemen are expecting long
stride toward that two-minute trotter.
The blood of Blue Bull again showed it's
influence when Nellie Lloyd. 2:25h, Nellie
81. 225lR. and Gar, 2:19h; won their races.
President Holt. of the driving club. an
nounced TO his friends last week that he
would resign, but Was asked to reconsider.
Pat Dickerson drove his Jack Shlel . mile
in 2:23 few days ago. His yearlina. lmi-
tator. trotted quarter IN forty-four sec3
Onds.
Cosgrove has been driving Floral Bay
for all he was worth at Rushvllle. The
criticisms on his head here seem TO have
stirred him up.
Commader, 2:26A, son of Blue Bull, has
two pacers-Henry F.. 2:20k. and Sorrel
Dan. 2:19, and last week he had Q trotter
placed to his credit with record of 2:25la.
Clancy's horse. Montgomery Wilson. was
driven by Douglass mile In 2:2ll1 tho 9TH
or day. This was the fastest mile made on
the fair grounds track during the past
week.
George Havs, Fred Brandt and few
Others had q lively brush at the new track
last Sunday morning. Hays WAS the win
ner, his little road marc making the mile
In 2:33.
Prince Echo made good showing at his
AT pa
handled him nicely. and came within an
eye-lash of winning the last heat In the
2:22 pace.
Jsy-Eye-See. 2:10, the fastest trotting
gelding the world has ever seen, will mako
his bow before the public as pacer at the
great independence meeting which begins
next month.
Freeland's record 10 now 2:1934 since
Floral Boy drove him out In the 2:30 pace.
The latter has q record of 2:20. 80 they are
both eligi ole to the 2:20 class, and may
meet again one OF these days.
Alexander Dumas, in the minds of many,
was the best horse In the 2:lS pace here. for
he won tho second heat in 21Sl7, was Sec
ond four times and third once. He was
never laid up once, but tried to win every
heat.
Mascot, the bay gelding that won the
| T.. son of Blue Bull. In this race be
showed that his record was no indication
of his speed Mr. Fletcher handled him
with much Judgment.
The biggest trotting meeting of the year
| will occur this week at the unknown ham
| let of SturgIs. Mich. An even $4,000 is Of
| fered In purses, with 5000 stake every
| day. Marvin. Doble, Hickock and all the
| great trainers OF trotters have entered their
best horses for the rich prizes.
| Monroe Salisbury. under no circum-
stances. permits Direct, the pacing won
4 al To- Fall 10
| without the same first being thoroughly
| disinfected. Mr.. Salisbury does tho disin-
/ fectIng himself. using carbolic acid, with
several other tirst-class disinfectants.
| Jessie l.. reduced her record from 2:17a4
to 216A, winning the third and fourth
heats IN 2:164. She lost the fifth and then
| won the sixth and race here. proving her.
| self a great race mare and slayer. She ID
| full OF speed and from what she did here
ought TO get a record close to PIP soon.
| The grey geldIng Fennigan, that ha,
been pacing in the pa class for the last
| three or four years. Is now nearly white in
| color. FenniRan Is one OF those kind OF
horses that makes his owner think he !.
sure TO prove q sensational broad winner
but when sent for the money his erratit
disposition knocks the fondest hopes sky
| ward.
Cuckoo. the black PAGER that has been
| around In Indiana for the last three or -four
weeks is by Ambassador. 2:21l4, and out o.
| full sister to the much-nOted Temple
| Barr, 2:17a4. He is fast, sound. good look
| ing and will do mile in PIP before he j.
turned out for the winter. He will be val
liable in the stud. for be is bred right, has
| the size and can go fast. .ss,-.-.,
Though this Is the busy season on the turf
| 1t IS the dull one in the horse market. Pa
| witt, of Philadelphia, is the only buyer of
| prominence now in the city. He is makins
| up carload for the Philadelphia market
| and has secured seven or eight good horses
| Two German buyers are travelling through
the State buying for export, The demand
Is mostly for good horses. Horace Wood
hast just gotten hold of one OF the hand
| soonest horses ever brought to town a mag
| nlhcent gray of ak years, fifteen hands
| high. of such style and action that nt
| check-rein IL necessary aud every body w be
sees the horse in the street turns for a sec.
| ond look. He is trying to match him with
| a horse of another color 20 make ND tear
wanted by an Indianapolis purchaser. He
| got in last week handsome pair of sorrels
| full brothers, four and three years old, wei
| broken to carriage. At the same sta BILE is 9
| saddle and harness horse, upon which rests
the modest price of $780, He is beautiful
animal of solid bay. recently brought from
| Kentucky. trots in harness and goes sever
| gaits under the saddle.
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