The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29

the example OF
! ~ gentlemen and
~ m~illionaires own
ing trotters the business has been drifting
TO better hands, until to-day the breeding,
raising. developing and racing of %trotters
and PAGERS has passed into the hands of the
most respectable element. and TO own and
drive q good stopper" Is now a mark of
responsibility.
indianapolis and vicinity has been q lit
Gle slow about scoring up in the tDotting-
horse business. but she how has her
weights and boots on" and is striking a
merry clip" for that position in the ranks
of great breeding and racing centers to
which she has, by virtue of her natural adj
vantaQes. long been entitled. Indiana, as o
State, is second to none as O harness racing
State. and as q producer of fast and Game
harness horses she holds q position that Is
the envy of even her Lime
stone" soiled and blue grass carpeted
sister. Kentucky. Away back in the dark
days of the late unpleasantness" Indiana
was noted the world over as the native
heath of the 'side-wheeler." and the an,
cestors of such noted PAGERS as Buffalo Girl
(2:I214), Rowdy Boy l2:131s. Sweetzer (2:15l.
OLACl Ddu t@"Atts Il ~ A~.1o4
hosts of other great stars furnished the
foundations upon which are built the ped
lerees of many of the modern st%ake-wIn-
ners of not only this. but many other States.
The name and fame of the old Indiana
sires. Blue Bull. Tom Hal. Red Buck. Tom
Crowder. Old Tempest. Legal Tender, etc.,
not only brought laurels to the State when
great slres were scarcer than they are now.
but the blood of these noted sires has left
xha Alanpant xuhInh Uhan rnIxoA with tho
blood of George Wilkes, Electioneer. Nut
wood. Robt. McGregor, etc.. produces not
only the highest type of modern har-
ness horses, but the feetest of American
t~rotters and PAGERS. With the native en-
terprise of the city OF Indianapolis in nearly
every other business, and her unsurpassed
natural. as well as acquired advantages.
the wonder that she has not long ago as
sumed the lead as a breeding and racing
center Is all the greater. In the matter OF
soil, grass, climate. lay of the land. ETC., no
section is more perfectly adapted to the
breeding interest than Is the country I'M
mediately adjacent to Indianapolis. AS an
accessible racing center there is no point
in all the land that IS nearer every where's"
it can be. reached from every fractional
point of the compass. and that at any mo-
ment of the day or night. However far,
in miles. Indianapolis may be from any
point, in minutes and hours she Is very
near-and no element adds more to the &C.
feasibility Of q city than this.
With the building of a tirst-class mile
track here by the State Agricultural
Board comes q general impetus to the
besides many of our own citizens of means
becoming interested, old breeders from
other sections are looking for locations in
or near Indianapolis. and the indications
are that she will soon be the Lexington Of
Indiana for the horse business. And this
will be as it should, for Indianapolis is en-
titled to a share OF every good thing. in
sight,, and she will have il. The %trotting
A.a4 af- - M IN &hn hnr6
of the INSCRIPTIONS robber, is not . mere
idle sport or gambling device. but
is an honorable, legitimate. whole
some business in which millions upon
million of dollars and hundreds upon hun
dreds of honorable, cultured and intelli-
gent men are engaged. Other and less pre-
tentious and many times less favored cities
receive great benefits and profits from this
breeding and racing interest. and why not
lndlanapollsf tasA
Local and General Horse Notes.
Each day brings the new mile track
nearer completion.
NJ. v. Backus has q new road horse-a
son of Jim Wilson.
Randalps track. east of the city, is kept
pretty warm" pending the finish OF the
new mile track.
The PAGER L. B. Curtis. 1924. in d. P.
Bisselps string. is in great form this spring.
and shows great speed.
AaOAO - ~ u u tCh tAOtbAhk ~
pacing stations with records from 2:1S to
2:30 owned In Indianapolis.
Edgewater. an Indiana sire, was one
among the first TO contribute q new 2:30
performer this year. His son. Highland
Boy, took O record of 2:23ls the other day.
Stake entries throughout the country
have been unusually liberal this year,
which indicates that the interest in young
trotters and PAGERS is still on the increase.
Kate billiard. q young mare by Ham,
menger 1222. owned by Mann Brothers, of
this city, is in training at Nashville. and
is considered the best green mare in the
State.
McGinty. the two-year-old pacing stall
lion by Delineator. 2:1S. 1t is believed by
many local horsemen. will be the most SEN
eatiOnal representative that Indianapolis
will have on the turf this year.
Boone Wilson. 2:20A. trotting, now takes
his work at the pace. and Bruce Carr, if
any difference. Is better pleased with him
than ever. Bruce's good humor is only
equaled by the speed or this great young
son of Jim Wilson.
1t is reported that much sickness prevails
among the horses In training a. Terre
Haute. This Is greatly TO be- regretted. as the
races open there J1ns 2: and: at best, the
season cannot be large.
III. NJ. Mundy. a Western buyer. has been
IN the city for several days trying TO buy q
few carloads of matched teams and single
drivers. The horse trade is clearly tending
this way. and ere long indianapolis will be
q leading market for track and road stock.
Connersville has announced her inaug-
ural trotting meeting for Aug. 80. 81 and
Sept. 1 and 2. the identical dates with the
State breeders meeting In this city. With
everything SO favorable to indianapolis
our neighbor is likely to get the worst
OF IL
Mr.. Bryant, the new trainer at Grass
lands farm. near this city. is thoroughly
satisfied with the speed shown by the young
%trotters and PAGERS under his charge. He
Is particularly smart on" q young stall
lion by Hambrino, and a pacing flly by
GreystOne.
The indianapolis TrottIng-horse Ex-
change. started by DIR. j. w. Neal, until re-
Gently editor of the Western Horseman.
and Dr.. I. e.. Armstrong. the ~well-known
veterinary. are helping along the horse
business. This firm is making sales and
purchases nearly every day.
The old fair ground track is the oItlet of
a great deal of surplus speed of late. Since
1t has been open to the public throw
open for settlement nearly every horse
about town. that can show @ ten-mlnute
gait. Is taken there aud 'speededr nearly
every time the sun comes out.
ID you think the new mile track will
be completed IN time for the July racessp
asked a gentleman of George Bronson the
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