Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-14
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS AT THE
RECENT NEW ENGLAND BREED.
Frs MEETING,

ERS NEE INS.
Next came the greatest race of the
week in point of speed, Flying Jib, Mas
cot and Guy as the contesting horses,
the owners of Roy Wilkes and Grants
Abdallah having deemed it advisable to
scratch their horses the evening before
the race. Pools sold: Flying Jib 500,
Mascot so and Guy So 1t was duel
between Flying Jib and Mascot the first
two heats, but after that Guy was never
headed. Mascot is a bay gelding, seven
years old and is owned by Mr.. Taylor of
the Lang Stock Farm, Buffalo, n. Y.
His driver is w. j. Andrews, at one time
trainer for c. j. Hamlln. Flying Jib is
a bay gelding, eight years old, and it is
said his owner is an old sea-captain in
California; who named his horse from
that part of the ships rigging. How
ever that may be, the famous PAGER
is campaigning in Munroy Salisbury's
stable and has for his driver.
George Starr, that well-trained, pupil
of Budd Doble, the king of drivers.
The homely gray stallion, Guy, proved
an entire surprise in the race, as he was
barely inside the flag the first two heats,
but MclIenry knew what he was doing
and never made a move for the front I'M
til the third heat, when the other two
speed, then he went in hammer and tongs
and won in straight heats. The owner of
Guy is said to be a Missls 'ippi preacher,
who has cause to be proud of his awk-
ward-gaited but game PAGER. NJ. f.
McIlenry of Freeport, H., has driven
Guy in all his races this year and has not
been outside the money in one.
In the first heat Flying Jib drew the
pole, Guy second and Mascot had the
outside. Mascot by magnificent squirt,
took the lead at once, pacing round the
field to do so. Andrews easing him up
slightly, he PAGES the first quarter in -
seconds, Flying Jib two lengths behind,
Guy tapping up. From there ON Flying
Jib begins to close up and laps Mascot
at tie hall in | ;O39 and now both Andrews
and Starr begin to drive. Almost
abreast they reach the three-quarter pole
in :33, pacing the third quarter in Il
race in the unheard of time of 294 sec
onds, beating Nancy Hanks third quar-
| ter yesterday, which was in 29i. Now
the whips are piled and the two flying
steeds came flying down the homestretch
and pass under the wire in 2:04 fiat, and
another worlds record had been made.
Mascot won the heat by a scant head,
making him the fastest PAGER in the
world by the records to date, both in a
race and against time. The last half Of
this mile was in ;004, , :0l gait
This time lowers by II seconds the
best previous pacing record against time.
| Hal Pointers , ;05 and Mascot, the
new champion. had to pace around the
/ field at the start. The second heat Mas,
cot led to the first quarter IN 300, Jib lap.
| ping him. From then on Jib lead by
half length to the half in 003. Now
again both Andrews and Starr are driv-
ing as they fly past the three quarters in
! :3l4, and down the homestretch with
every muscle strained, they finished the
heat in ;05a, Flying Jib beating Mascot
out by mere neck. Both seemed lit
tie tired after their two remarkable heats
Horsemen argue that if Flying Jib can
go in heat a first half in :00a when
especially prepared and driven for a sin.
gle dash of mile he can go it in at least
2:O2. If the crowd had yelled before
when Mascot had made his great mile
and set new pacing record, they yelled
even louder now, for Flying Jib was the
favoritc and the talent. not counting
their host, thought it was now a walk
over for the Jib. 1t was apparent in the
scoring for the third heat that General
McIIenry was out for this heat, and at
the word ''go" he sent the comparative
ly fresh gray PAGER to the front, and
though hard pressed in by FLYING Jib In
the last half, he unfinished the Western
phenomenon by half length in , ;OGi
The quarters were 324, ;Oi4, :344 and
= :OGi. Quite PAGER is Guy, for his