Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

2:O5 81 win Ken 2:G7 "a, Hall Dill
lard 2:07 "a, May Marshall 2:OS II,
Ontonian o:07 IL have all blossomed
out as aspiran-s to the championship
Manager, the grey PAGER in Doule.s
Stable has cut lis record tC 2:06 il and,
the everlasting Roy Wilkes still
goes his clip. Dolly Spanker clipped
the 2-year old pacing race record down
to ZIG II. Ahe PAGERS are going "a
terrific clip and it takes anything from
2:10 to a ZIG clip TO Win first money
in a $500 purse nowadays. Ten years
ago that kind of speed would have Won
most of the free-for-allS down the
Grand Old Circuit from Cleveland to
Fleetwood. The PAGERS have the speed
speed draws the crowd and it is pleasing
to note that tlay are now getting the
recognition they deserve.
This brief sketch must not be closed
without reference to orr famous Wis
consin PAGER johnston, 2.06 IA. He
was sired by WOodruff's Joe Bassett,
out of a little mare owned by Carey
Bros, of Berlin. In 1884 he paced Il
+
and ever since has been campaigned.
This year when sixteen years cid he
has won as many races as any other
PAGER in training and has paced tn
Youngstown, o., half mile track in 2:10
showing that the iron sided gelding
has held his phenomenal speed for
nine years. Given the advantage Of
the bike and such track as could be
had nowadays and Johnston's mark
Of 2:06 IA would have read something
like 200
Two notable attempts have been
made to break Maud : record to
high wheeled sulky, 2:OS 81 Directum
tried it at Cleveland but only succeeded
in getting home in Z:14 II. Alix also
took Il shy at it but made still slower
time. Taken all in all, the proposition
that Maud was the fastest mare ever on
the trotting rack Will we think,
stand. Her record, 2:0S 81 and the
steel tired wheels seem to anchor the
fastest of them. .,Iaud is now eighteen
years old and ilS not yet produced a
fOal. SunOl, 2:OS IL who succeeded
Maud as champion, has not been seen
i'll public this year. AriOn, to whom
Nancy Hanks is to be bred next spring
has reduced mis- mark to 2:07 81 and
if there is anything in breeding to
developed spee,t' the colt resulting
should be Il wonder.
Last year the two mile record was
reduced by Hamlin's Nightingale to
4:;3}3 Ii, and this year the three mile
record has been cut to 7:19 II by
Bishops Hero, son Of Bishop, who is
owned by Mr.. Il. b. Ogilvie of Mad
iSOn Long distance races are not
very popular now, spectators prefer
ring quick action and plenty of chances
to bet their money.
The bottom SeemS-fOr the time
to have fallen completely out of prices
for trotterS. At i recent sale Electric
ity 2:17 Il. 10y Electioneer, out of the
dam of Jay-Eye-See 2:06 IA, brought
only $1,000. Senator Stanford once re-
fused $4,000. Again Bernal PIT,
another son of EIectiOneer sold for
$1,100, after showing Il mile in 2:13 3 4
in his work and Il producing son of
George Wilkes out of q magniticientlyI
bred mare was knocked down at
S1,225. The value of IN article may
be in most cases what i will bring iD
the market but here are instances of
animals being "0ld far below their i'll
rinsic values. The sky of the trot,
ting horse breeders armament is cloudy
enough but it is to be hoped that the
traditional silver lining is behind the
murkineSS.