The record-union., 1893-08-11
TEE HARNESS DIVISION.
Scma Of The Equine Flyers and Their
Expert Drivers.
Horses That VIII Make the ''Bike''
Sulkies Fairly Hum During
the Fair Races.

Inc grand coast circuit OF 1873 promises
to furnish many exciting and sensational
contests, declared weIl-known horse
man yesterday. This will be a memoir
able year for the small breeder. The alb
sence from the state of such skiIlful
knights of the sulky as Hickok, Gold
smith and Kelly is proving a benefit
rather than a draw back. 1t has been
usual on the California circuit for two or
three stables to scoop in the rich plums
year after year. This is all changed, and in
consequence there will be more horses
campaigned this year than ever in the
history of the State. The large entry
lists received, especially by the minor
associations, prove the correctness of
this assertion. The Redistribution has
been adjusted with more judgment this
year. In 1892 the innovation was alto
gether too sweeping, and the many horse
men held back in consequence.
The Oakland meeting demonstrated
that there Is plenty of good material in
California, and the fact that new trotters
and PAGERS VIII join the line at each sue
ceeding town, will add an element of un-
certainty to the events that should be pro-
ductlye of exciting sport. Thus far Steve
Whippl3 has proved himself the king of
/ free-Gor-aI trotters. The son of Chris
mans Ham bletonian is i'll rare fettle Just
/ now, and Mr.. Sanders is handling his
horse with such consummate judgment
that competent critics expect that he will
reduce his record to 2:ll or better before
the season is over.
1t begins to look as if Monroe Salisbury
made a mistake in not taking Steve
Nhlpple East with his great aggregation
/ Of trotteTs. The handsome mare Edenia
under Andy McDowelPs pilotage, may
yet prove q thorn in Steve Whipple's g.
| side. AT the spring meeting of the Pacific
Coast Breeders Association the daughter
of EudY mion created a sensation by de-
teating the veteran canpaIgner, Rich
mond, Jr. She is stoutly bred. and in
| a spllt-heat race should not be over
looked.
Shylock is steadily improving, and is
very liable to be leg element in the free
for-all classes before the season is very
much older. The well-known James
Dustin is training this horse, and if he
continues 10 improve as he has in the last
fortnight there will be merry times ahead
for the free-ior-all candidates.
At w oodland the great Adelaide Nc
Gregor will make her debut this season.
She Will not strike the free-for-all class at
the \ OlO city. but viii undoubtedly do so
at the State Fair. She is 4 fOur-year-old,
by Bonny McGregOr, dam Adelaide by
Milwaukee. She was campaigned last
| record. At Los Angeles she trotted
public-eXhibition ride under 2:I7 as a
three year-old.
The horses that made the Montana cir
cult will be back in California in two
weeks This influx will materially
strengthen the free-for-all class, as Silver
! Bow, Richmond, Jr., and Ottinger went
over the mountains this year.
Mckinney and several other Southern
California cracks are liable to take hand
in the coming struggles down the line in
a week or two. Renconada C2:l7 and
Lucy b. (2:l7{) are rapidly getting down
to free-fora all form, and there is also other
excellent material that is yet to be un-
corked.
w. Wood is the pacing star just at pres
ent, and at Oakland he secured the track
record by making the circuit in 2:l25,
thus removing the mark of St. Julien,
which has stood for so many years as the
fastest mile ever trotted or paced over
the track. Plunkett is showing improve
ment, and forced w. Wood to go the mile
in 2:l24, but, shrewd observers believe
that w. Wood will this year lower the
worlds record of 2:04, held by Mascot.
He mas been nursed along by Ed Latferty,
the clever young driver, with consunmate
skill, and fine sidewheel race will be
seen when w. Wood meets Diablo at
| Woodland. 1t will be Diablo's first race,
to be sure. but miles in 2:l0 can be conf
IDENTIFY expected. Diablo at one time held
the worlds three-year- record, and
the latest reports from Pleasanton are
very Hattering about this wonderful
young PAGER, but it will take couple of
races to get him ready to do battle with
the speedy SOD Of Steinway. Diablo has
also year the worst of it on the score of
age, which is quite Il consideration an
such young performers.
Our Dick will be back from Montana
! in time q take mart in the NViUorlipc rana-
at Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno, San
Jose, Los Angeles and Santa Ana. Silk
wood will in ali probability join the free
tor-allers in the the pacing classes in the
southern cities. What grand race it
will be if w. Wood, Diablo, SiIkwood
and Our Dick should score up for the
word all fit and ready for a bruisng race.
There will be no lack OF good drivers
on the California circuit. The grand cir
cult may have its Geers, Doble, Dicker-
son, Splan, Kelly, Curry, Goldsmith,
IIickok, Turner and others. but the fol
lowers of the circuit in this State will see
the dashing Andy Mcdowell, the palms.
taking Walter Maben, the skillful James
Dustin, the celebrated Billy jonathan.
the daring Charles Durfee, the skilled
Tom keating. the clever Ed Lafferty, the
talented Millard Sanders, the good-na-
tured Tom Snider, the experienced John
Phippen and John Rogers, the worthy
successor at San Mateo of Goldsmith
Besides these well-known knights of the
sulky there are several young drivers
who are destined to gain fame before the
season is over.
Andy Mcdowell has been driving for
twenty-five years. In fact, he was al
most born in the sulky, but it was be-
hind \ olo Maid that Andy made a ma
tional reputation. Billy jonathan is
known to every admirer of the light har-
ness horse in California. He never gets
ratified. Walter Maben has become ia
nous by his wonderful work with Stam-
boul and the Sultan family. Dustin
gained renown on the grand circuit be-
tore coming to California. He halls from
New England, and is quite a general in a
hotly contested race.
Charles Durfee has given several horses
fast records, the most notable being Nc
Kinney, who broke the four-year-old
stallion record, and Arrow, the fast PAGER
that was campaigned in California several
years ago.
Millard Sanders enjoys the reputation
of driving the erratic Guy to his record of
2:l0{. He also drove Fausta and Frou-
/ Frou when they broke the worlds
record.
Ed. Lafferty was on the circuit last
/ year. and he will be one of the king-pins
/ this year with such a good one as w.
| Wood to pilot.
Tom Snider showed that he has not
lost his cunning, his ''Goldsmith" finish
with Dubec at Oakland winning him
encomiums.
/ of the trotters that will be seen on the
/ California circuit in the free-for-au
I classes before they go into winter
Z OuartprS.