New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
WORK OF THE TROTTERS.
KENTUCKY HAS A SHARE OF The HARNESS
RACERS

animal meeting civep bv the breeders Association
OF that state at Lexington should be the most SUI.
cessful ever in the home OF Adoption 10 ""''n
the trotter has taken so kindly. At the close OF
1901 nearly all she important records were heid ny
california. from that for yearlng troters ana PAGERS
M to the championship at any age ana ior po.n
ealts This year the honors have returned 10 tne
Eastern states II would have been beftting 'he
,riumpha campaign which flyers bred or owned IL
Kentucky had made that further cOnquests over
limo should occur at that great horse centre. instead
II this only worlds record was broken during
Tie ten DAYS the sulkies KEEP, the whirl at
Lexington and that went TO another STATE whea
the Young troter william Penn. reduced he race
record for twoyearolis TO 2:1S IL, and proved that
re was appropriately named as the representative OF
10 commonwealth founded by the great quaker. IL
was not for lack OF material that there were not
more sensations at Lexington, Us the cream OF the
coun,rv was sent there compete for the numerous
stakes and purses. though few OF the latest cham
mons did not have engagements. The cause lay
wholly in the inferior quality OF the track which was
once considered first class, but Is now SLOW, COM
pared with such firm. smooth well kept courses 40
those at Terre IIauc and other towns OF ihdians'
where nearly all the sensations OF september look
place
4 matter that was long neglected was inc piepar"@
tion OF "A guide book map that would aid IN" Wsi,h
In making tour Of the places where the most iao"'
horses are kept The first step in this direction was
the general passenger agent of the Kerucky Central
Railway Mr. Morse had occasion 70 visit Lexington
at a time when II filed with people from al paris
OF country, and be noted that the only means vi
getting information regarding the large breeding es-
adjustments from oyerworhed clerk WHO s'ooo
behind the Of the best" hotel and answered.
queries from morning TIL night The want OF
medium that would inform everybody on sucL points
suggested TO Mr. Morse the advsabiuty Of getting out
a map, and IN 1883 lie had one prepared sHo"'hs
nearly $50 farms. with Lexington as the point iro"
which to reckon distance. These were distributor !"
large numbers, and attracted attention from all paris
OF the world. The growth of III, breeding interest
and IFS CONSEQUENT effect travel have been Iurtber
recognized by the keen official, whose enter
prise far exceeds that OF the breeders themselves, Sd
that a second and much more extensive map has !use
heen issued This Is entitled Birds Eye View or
tho Principal Breeding Farms OF the Biue-"rass nee
cion Of Kentucky, embracing about the same terri
tory as the earlier work. but going more INTO det'
In ALL $40 farms indicated exactly as to site and
Mr. Morse who is now connected with the LOUISVILLE
and Nashville Railway since it absorbed the keh'ucky
Central. has again put his coun'rymcn pclore inc
world in a way that they themselves SHOULD haNs
done long ago. The stone on which the new map
was Autographed Is said to be the largest one ever
used for that purpose. and idea OF the magnitude
70 which the business of producing the sht-harness
horse has grown Is obtained from this comprehensive
glimpse OF It in small area.
While the annual! meeting of the Kentucky Trottins
Horse Breeders attracted high class Of animals ai1
brought hundreds OF visitors from many states 'he
local patronage was considerably lighter than Oh
similar occasions for two years previous one Gauss
of this was the 10 the ancient method OF AL
owing horses to remain In race for I'VE hedts
where less than ten started and TO keep on 10 "e
end where the field reached double bgGres. Lass
year rule more in keeping with the spirit OF progress
was adopted whereby IA horse must win 4 heat III
Il, Cd
of professional starter, the new plan ehaoed III"
clearance Of a long programme every dDy at an hour
suitable TO the convenience Of everybody, ana there
were no objections except from IA few pooi-euYers f
the old school who prcfrred the proractcd struggle
where they might make book with certain proht no
matter what the result.
In spite Of the complete success that attended u's
step toward making harness races more POPULAR 'h'
Lexington managers dropped back into the Old rut,
only 70 find that they had made costly MISTAKE.
The day OF the Transyvana stake brought the arsess
crowd OF the meeting. but less than 5000 people paio
admission that afternoon, while the attendance during
the next days OF perfect weather WIS Hs"l GUM
pared with last season.
The substitution Of an Their starting Judge for Frank
r Walker OF indianapolis. who had given such gem
eIa satisfaction before, also contributed 10 'he ue-
cline OF gate receipts. for his Successor, A. u H'
bison Of Hartford. Conn, got into bad odor WIN
drivers and spectators from the first ana remained 50
through the meeting. Nr. liarDison - VI
long experience was identified with Charter oak
Iarl, I'm his own locality and the National Trotting
Association a score OF years back. but his visit 10
Kentucky was an unfortunate one al aroInd Thoush
he does not make business OF starting ne mas pre-
sided In the stand at various points in New England
with considerable success. r. T. dohlst"h' WHO -
president OF the Kentucky Breeders rs well as Tie
National TIotting Association, met MI HARRISON az
Providence during the Rhode Island Fail last onti
and being associated with him judge was much
pleased with the way the strongvoced NewEnslahoer
handled the large fields at Narfasanseit fafh' H'
secured his services for the meeting at Lexington anu
with LOYALTY that would be commeniabe under some
circumstances stuck By the man Of his onoice. a
petition from many OF the drivers ana tue continued
scathng criticism of the local press had no effect.
M,ior iohnston's reply to the frequent objections
raised against his being Tis Is an honest man
ard vii. 60 10 peGdo oa %t ,I Il O, the man who
has generally given satisfaction mo tne Sge s o
starting, and oitciates at only few meetings cish
season. lie had seen only small prip0oh OF ' n.
comparison with Young Walker who had been s-
southern Circuit. was at great d.aayan'af. v am,
circumstances which operated 10 prevent me heh-
again arose from the discussion OF decision rendered
by the judges at Lexington last October awarding 2
heat RoSand Wilkes which ended the freeiora a a.
with the wire that Charleston finished ahead A turn
Strong terms for their oblquity OF ysion and Major
Johnston seems to hay. attributed the attack 10 VT.
Walker, he asked him 10 apolosize LOT H.. n a.,
fusal caused the loss OF second engagement 10 the
latter though more than minor oncial was De
sirou, OF having the starter who had done Such ex-
client arryIce before While the matter largely
personal between the two men named. It's outcome
la, kept a good many dollars out of tle treasury u
he Lexington Association at n time when IL Is making
liberal oilers In the stakes and taking sks that
A surplus would greatly foitify. A.,
one more meeting ends the regular route OF the
Western southern Circuit which has been In progress
since the first week In August. Tennessee contributes
is share OF sensations last year at the opening Of the
new track at Nashville and has kept up its former
prestige by the numerous records broken al Cunber'
land PARK since Monday The long tour Of the SUI.
kIcS stops after the coming visit to the kite at
columbia which attracted attention last fall by the
match between Direct and Hal Pointer, when tho
black PAGER put in three heats faster than ever DO
for, seen and lowered the race record 10 LOS. ln-
stead Of the modest programme then arranged, mo
Columbia Association has one extending over nine