The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
SUNNY DAYS AT THE TRACK
Life Among the Horsemen at This Sea-
son Wears LIS Brightest ColOrs.
Pat Dickerson's Costly Dog and Fast Horses
Clips Some of the FLYERS Are Show
ing--Iurf Notes.

where to be seen; the clover. especially. sur
rounded by the track. makes the whole
scene look like q garden. The track soil
was never better, and from ten TO fifteen
animals are continually going. On the
north SIDE, in the edge or the grove, gather
several carriages each day under the shady
trees. and very happy little parties. who
are fond of looking at fine animals. spend
hours there. Col. Pat Dickerson generally
dispeDses all news relating 10 the speedy
animal, as we'll as fascinstes them with a
ESQ fox terrier which ne owns. and always
carries with him. No one can get away
from the track without either seeing on
hearing about Mr.. Dfckerson's string of
fifteen horses. which certainly is fine
one.
There is Little Frank, who can step 1t in
2:19L. and Jubilee Chief. 2:S6. while Little
Topsy turned Pats face white with excite
mont. only yesterday, by clipping off one
eighth IN fourteen seconds- Nellie Hay.
tho grey belonging TO the Hays brothers. Of
the Model clothing store. can beat 2:2O this
year. ana Is thought to be a winner.
Young lmitatOT 10 as bright as blossom.
and will likely come out of the circuit with
a"spOonful OF pie"
Among The other clips made Friday were
L.. ID.
mile in 2:s2Lz and Mart Hares 10 IN 2:2j
ben Walkers strIng of twenty-five Is the
largest one stabbed al the track. and possl-
bly, contains larger galaxy OF prominent
horues- Among them Eura, 2:l9l4;
Dock Cristie, 2:224 at four years old; Boone
Wilson. PAGER. 2:204; l.. Il. Curtis. 2:22l4;
RIchmont. 2:27l2; jim Wilkes. 2:21s4; Fe-
dslma. 2:20l4. three-y ear-old; Graydon
2E5ts; Esmerelda. two-year-old, 2:35: Marea.
q full sister of Delmarcb. 2:l2A. Why Not,
Lucy A and q number of others consti-
tuting the flower or the barn. 20 TO make
ND the total. There are now about three
body. trainer and stableman. is as busy as
bees mo moro dominoes till after the
fair" is the motto at the track.
Senator Stanford. a conversation with
Sam Gamble, SAYS: Il have become con-
vinced that the season of 1898 will be the
most profitable one for the harness brigade
that has ever taken place in America.
There has been q great change in the East.
Last year while was In Washington there
seemed TO be no attention paid to trotters
whatever. but this spring there was moth
ing else in the horse line talked about. So
far as am concerned pay little attention
30 my runners, but take great interest In
the trotters. and intend TO strengthen the
stock on the farm. The recent depression
in prices has discouraged breeders. They
should look ahead, however, for bright
times are in sight. The racing assocIa-
tions are booming the racing of harness
horses, and by giving big purses are in
creasing their earning capacity and en-
hencing the intrinsic value Of the breed.
Prices Will improve and become hrmly
established, and breeders will be enabled
TO get rich returns on their Investments"
At Rushville, Ind, Thursday nigh of last
week, the well and favorably known trot-
ting mare. Nelly s., 2.2314. was destroyed
by fire. along with q number Of training
stables, at Riverside Park. in that city. By
the death of this mare Indiana loses one of
It's brightest prospects for sensational
honors. and the family she halls from q
scion that it can i'll afford to part with.
She as bred By Mr.. Joseph STEERS. of Rush
Vile. and at the time OF her death was
owned by Charles w estcott. of Richmond,
Ind. Nelly 5. exceedingly fast and
game race mare. and only day or so be-
lore her death trotted half mile IN Los,
2:1O gait Mr.. Westcott, 1t is said. was
under contract To sell her for the sum of
$4,000. and the sale was completed except
delivery of the mare to her new owners. In
bred mare. being by Commander 2o51, son
of Blue Bull IS. dam by Ross Tom Crowder.
Robert Bonner. one of the deepest think
ing men identified with trotting interests.
in q recent interview sizes up matters as
follows: There was time when
thought mile heats, three In five. necessary
TO preserve ana develop gameness, but
now. when we have made such progress in
breeding. / believe that the system of
trotting should be changed. We need
dashes at various distances, and mile heats.
best two in three, to hold popular interest
n q
tance will do good. and 1t strikes me that
the proposed change TO seventy.five and
one hundred yards should be gwen q uni
versal trial" -.
Fred Kissel will start on the summer
campaign, with his Dallas and Pointer.
next week. He has had both horses at the
fair grounds. and they have shown up in
excellent shape in the preliminary work
which they have had. Pointer. one day
last week. went q mile in 2:23. which is the
fastest one that has been gone on the track
three-quarters. the other day. and then did
the last quarter IN :32 is seconds. which is
around nine gait" and his owner is cor.
respondingly elsted. Dallas starts first at
Connersville. -
The first meeting of the Columbus. O..
Driving Association will be held July TO
Y. They have offered 5000 in purses for
she trotters aud the PAGERS of the country.
and they are $500 for the good ones This
will be one of the best meetings in the
Buckeye State. They will have seventeen
races In the four daya The entries for this
meeting close June "a.
Turf Notes.
The Connersville. Ind, entries closed
yesterday.
Jocko 2:16l5, was about the first PAGER
driven 10 pneumatic tired road wagon.
Country Girl. 2:1734. has been bred to
Raven Wilkes, 2:23l2. She is pacing very
fast.
The Boscobel FLY. owned by u. X. Guth-
cry. OF Marion. o., Is surely great pacing
prize.
McGinty. 2:l5aa. the Indianapolis stallion,
was distanced at Pittsburg last week in
2:154.
Tasco. 2:2ls4. has served already between
fifty and sixty mares. His books close
July /.
Geers says Hal billiard is in frst-cfass
fix. and that 2:l0 is likely TO be his mark
this year.
Starr has two more PAGERS in his string
Ella Brown. 2:l2l9. and Reflector. 2:l0la
from Tennessee.
l.. e. Lee has been one of the fastest
campalaners. We viii wait and SEQ what
be can do this season.
The races at Baltimore. Elmira and Wa
pakOneta were postponed tuesday, the
first day on account OF rain.