Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-25
NOTES OF THE SEASON.

the greatest stable Of trotters ever con-
trolled by one man.
John Mckinney and Merrill McKin-
ney Of Turner are owners Of trotting
horses In that section.
N. p. Rural Spirit: Salem, Or, Is
making o fine regulation track, to be
ready for the summer meeting July
4th. u 90 M
The curry comb may be necessary
to remove bits Of dry mud or other
substances, but to use 1t as q garden
rake on the horses coat is barbarous.
DIR. Powell Reeves, who is consider
able of horseman himself says he can
cure anything (humsn) but a chronic
kicker.
A combination sale at Witch Hazel
Stock Farm, Portland, is advertised for
April 5th and 6th,by De Lashmutt and
Reed. Mr.. De Lashmutt will also con.
duct sale of bis stock at the state fair
grounds after the July meeting.
Jap. Mimic, d. H. Looney and VIM.
Claggett are the committee on program
for the July race meeting at Salem of
the State Breeding and Speed assn.
They will meet at Salem today to ar
range the purses and races.
There was some good work done to
secure that $ll 900 appropriation to fix
up the state fair grounds in time for
the July races. Senator Matlock and
John @. Wright, of Salem are credited
with bringing it about.
The State Breeding and Speed as
sociation have very competent bust
ness man for secretary, who enjoys not
only the popular confidence of Salem
business men and horse owners, but was
Instrumental in sending every horse
man at the last June meeting home
happy. His name is F.. ]. Darby.
Amongst the largest amounts ever
won by trotting horse in one race
are the following: Margaret s. by
Director at Detroit in 1890, won $9,-
500, the horseman stake and distanced,
the entire field including the great
AllertOn. San Purdy won $4,000 at
San Francisco in 1893 distanclng Ella
Lewis and Sensation won the same
year at Buffalo $4,000. Allerton won
$40, 900 at Grand Rapids in 1891 when
she defaatad Nolson
A number of good horsemen still in
sist that Georgia Woodthorpe, by Alta
mont, dam Badly, that beautiful little.
gray mare that trotted at the state fair
last year, made the fine trot Of 2:193.
This time they claim was made at the
old Fair grounds. She is only allowed
her old record of 2:24 in the national
Register. They say this time was
made at Salem but was not made on q
regulation truck and hence is not al-
lowed. Hereafter the state fair grounds
will haye regulation track.
Governor Flower has signed the
"Speed way bill" and New York road
riders will soon be able to enjoy q fast
ride. The drive will be on the west
bank of the Harlem starting at One
Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and fol-
lowing the river for about two miles
and half. The estimated cost is ST.
100000. The Salem road riders can
enjoy q contrast by attempting to ride
from the court house to the fair
grounds. f.s.-r1
Our enthusiastic Salem horsemen,
Messers. Rely and Skiff, and their
agent M. F. White Of Rickreal may be
justly proud Of the breeding of their
mare lockwood. Their admiration for
this horse has spred to all who, have
looked into the individual merits of
lockwood. His grand.sire was the
great Happy Medium. who has theadis-
tinction of being the sire of the fastest
trotter ever foaled, "Nancy Hanks"
2:04, as well as 8S more with records be-
tween 2.04 and 2:30. This alone is suffi-
cient to bring Rock woods excellence to
the attention Of any owner of good
mares. On his dams side he comes
from Rysdyk's Hambletonian 10. the
great father of trotters, the sire of Rock
woods dam being Abdallah l5, who
was also the sire of Goldsmith Maid.
Gelding should be encouraged. The
yearling and two-year-old gelding rec
ords are nearly ten seconds slower than
The best for colts and fillies of these
sges and the difference Is not much
less with the three and four year olds.
which is additional evidence that prac-
,ically all that give any promise are
eft entire, together with hundreds Of
,thers which all know to q reasonable
will never amount to any
hing either on the track or In the
'tud. There are numerous advantages
.s well ss much less risk In castrating
'arly. Many colts may be castrated
rs sucklings and most Of the balance as
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