The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-25
At JEWETTvILLES TRACK.
low the Noted Horses Are Doing In
side the Great Covered Rim g.
From the Buffalo Courier.

farm yesterday.
That's true, put in William Andrews
Of this city, who has thirty-two horses
in training within the great ampii-
theater. 1t is impossible to write too
much about the place. No pen or artists
brush can paint the picture. am work
ing Mascot coo the king of PAGERS, over
this track barefooted III winter time,
while the thermometer is dancing around
way below zero. He looks and acts like
a colt, too. Show me track IN America
that you could work horse over in
that manner; either in summer or
autumn. To be plain, this is the great
est place on earth.
Among the stars of the turf in Mr..
Andrews stable are: Mascot coo,
owned by w. P Taylor of this city;
Rose Monarch (trial 2:205), owned by Mr..
Lamy of Elk street; War wick (3-year-
old record, 2:204), owned in Syracuse;
Nassau (2-year-old, quarter in 0:354) An
gliaua, full brother to Angelina i2:1S3);
Ulam, by Artillery. dam the dam OF
Patchen Wilkes; Alta Belle, full sister
to G. j. Hamlin's Chimes; Nominee
(2:214), by Stranger; Globard (2:24), by
Belmont; Quality, by Electioneer, sec
ond dam Old Dolly, the dam of Direct or
and Onward; Matte H. (2:11D; George
Sherman (2:24D, and others. The ma
lority of these horses are owned by Mr..
Simpson of New York. the estate of the
! late Gerhard Lang of Buffalo, and other
prominent gentlemen. Horace Abbott,
| the veteran, who used to look after Belle
Eamlin (2:12D, is the king bee III Mr..
| Andrews stable, and SAYS: Lockout for
| the two-minute trotter and PAGER In SO.
Mascot, the king, looks fat and healthy.
lie weighs about 925 pounds, stands
scant 10 hands, and is just as mischlev-
Gus as a schoolboy-a good sign that he
| is in fine fettle. Mr.. Andrews says he
will start out at the opening OF the new
sea son, probably at Baltimore, May 8, if
sufficient purses are hung up, and hopes
to give the ''wriggler' mark close to
two minutes this year. He is as sound
as a dollar, and will certainly bear
watching.
All told there are about 100 horses in
| training within the covered track. The
| advent Of the bicycle sulkY took like
wildfre last spring, and now the sensi-
BILE trainer and driver is taking to the
only covered track in the world. 1t is
not an experiment, but fixture, not to
be ignored but adopted. The
track is simply perfect, even
with the thermometer at 10 or
20 below zero, The latest improved ma
chimes are kept busily at work after
o'clock every day to maintain its stand
ard Of excellence. Such men as Budd
Doble, George Starr, Cope Stinson,
Marvin, anG other leaders cannot pass by
this innovation, as it were, III the trot-
ting horse world, else they may be left
TO drift with the ebb tide.
Henry c. Jewett gives his personal at
tention TO the track and training depart
ment. The farm made brilliant be-
ginning last season, to say nothing
about the prospects of the future. Spec
ulation is easy, but not to be boastful
let US wait for the results, and, mind
you, the Jewett farm will take care of
itself and fight its own battles.
J. C. Curry of Lexington, KY, brother
of the familiar Cir Curry, is new
man on the sea. Last year he gave Alix,
a 4-year- old, mark of 2:10 at Nashville
and Pactolis a record of 2:l24 at LeXing-
ton, hence he is bright star in The clus-
ter of drivers. He is highly pleased
with the youngsters at the farm, and is
very confident of success. Among the
flyers" under his charge are Favora
k-.1O4J, ILiSStt E-.l'}f IAihO N-'I'J CClO
ESQ, Monita (2:26D, Frank Smith, and
others. Don't forget to keep your eve
out for Curry az the beginning Of the
season, and glue to him TIL the snow
embers OF the Old year, now a young |
ster.
All. here comes F. C. McVey, the little
Kentucky demon, whose cell weighs /
more than himself, He is on a new /,
road cart with bicycles wheels-the first /
ever seen in the world 1t Is a dandy, |
and besides being easier for the colts to
draw, is better for the man, relieving /
him from the jostle aud jolt which so
affects the knights of the wheel, who |
have to ride from fifty to seventy-fiye |
miles per day, Jogging and speeding /
from ten to twenty horses. In his |
string are Divan (2:15f, Henrico )2:17S), /
Bonnie Bell (2:183l Forco t2:22D, Pearlo /
and other performers that can stop the I.
chronograph way down in the teens. /
Muck" as the boys call him, is hust
Ter, and if there is any thing growing I'M
der the feet of his horses next spring 1t
will miss our reckoning.
Superintendent Holdridge is the bus
lest man on the farm. He IS the right
man in the right place, too, respected
by all and admired by every visitor. lie
has Kansas Wilkes, son of the renowned
George Wilkes, in training, and 2:2O viii
not stop him. 1t is possible that Mr..
Jewett may offer this fellow for sale al
ter a season among the races, when he
can distinguish himself. His dam being
by old Almont SO makes him pretty
fine goods. in an equine point OF view,
for breeding purposes. Role, the eX-
champion yearling PAGER, has grown
wonderfully, and STANDS nearly 10 hands.
This seems almost Incredible to those
who saw him whiZz round the track be-
low 2:3O as baby, but il iact. lie
is very fast. and, as a three ear-oid,
Will cut quite wide 5wath IN Tie battles
down The stretch OF SO. Mr.. Holdr.dZe,
besides keeping an eye upon most every
thing, has eight horses IN training, ana
Is busy from the sound Of the gong AT 6
4. m. until 6 p. m, when the great doors
are closed for the night and quIetude
Teigns
Not horse at the home Is clipped. bat
nature takes It's course. Ihe trouble
with clipping is that it Is almost Iupes-
sjble 10 tell when an animal Is properly
cooled out" after q fast 0u-s, OF speed.
Experience Is a wise teacher, and while
many city horses are being 7heared 10
their hide daily, tus custom l. not looked
upon with favor Uy Il. {. Jewetj
When asked what ne thought OF the
twOmnute trotier CT PAGER .hi> year.
Mr.. Jewett said: Il have nothing tc sag.
y good deal has also been aai1 snd " mt
ten regarding changing tie rules "a lie
National Irot,i1E Association. a. 10 make
the confess best Two ~ three.
instead Of three in FIVE ! am sati--