Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-07-07

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PAGER Frank Burgess was the only horse
in the race that could give Mack exer-
else.
Mack is unquestionably one of the fast
est If not the fastest trotter Vermont has
ever produced. Many of the wisest
hOrsemen of the State who witnessed
his performance at Hydeville are conf
dent that in good hands he could be
driven mile in 2:l2 this season. His
trOttlng action is elastic and beautiful
No finer gated trotter ever stepped on a
track. How much speed he possesses
nobody knows. His handling up to date
has all been done by AN amateur, Guy
Bentley of Rutland. Individually, Mack
is horse of rare beauty and peculiar
conformation. His head is a model for
an artist. A finer countenance never
adorned horsefesh. His development of
chest and shoulder is astonishing for
horse of his size. 1t is such development
one would expect to find in a loco
motive, If locomotives were flesh and
pronounce Mack almost massive. Stand
ing behind him he looks lighter than
many S00-pound horses. His hips are
abnormally narrow when compared
with his front, and one wonders where
his driving power comes from. His
back is the back of a giant, and his legs
and feet are superb. That Mack posses
SEES gameness as well as observation-disclosures
and speed has been demonstrated, and
his future will be watched with keenest
interest by Vermont horsemen. Unfor-
tunately he is not in hands best calculat-
ed to improve his opportunities, so that
his future is somewhat enshrouded in
uncertainty. 1t is claimed that $4,000
was offered and refused for him after the
Hydeville race. The breeding of Mack
is short. His sire was Thought, good
son of Daniel Lambert, but his dam was
plebian. Just what her breeding is
has never been satisfactorily determined
by the public.
Mack's mile in 2 :20I beats the State
-1o.22 made by Alcan-
trotting record "a ~...or
der on the kite track at White h''r
junction. The PAGER Charles L. paced ;
mile in a race at Newport a few weeks
ago in 2:l91, but Mack's mile is the fast !
est ever trotted in race in Vermont.
Following is summary of the race:
rRor AND PACE; PURSE 5000
Mack. h, by Thought; G. NJ. Bentley,
Rutland .....s-,...s.............. |
Frank Burgess, b h, by Peacemaker;
F. II; Burgess, Bennington..
dick Il Son, Albany. .............2
Highland L., g b, by Highland Gray; d
W. II. Carleton, Granville, \. Y.
Ruth wilkes, b IN, by victor Wilkes;
WI. Howes, Hydeville.
Lambert B., / h, by Daniel Lambert;
q. W. Collier, Rutland. 6 g.
Time, > D, ? ;2OIs, 2;2?.
When the starters in the 2: 80 class
came out sympathy was expressed for
the brown gelding Leland, who hitched
along as if in distress. Nobody counted
seem like one till he got thawed out in
the second half of the first mile; then he
went on and beat the party three timse
in 40, 2:39a, 2 40. The chestnut mare
Franklin Bell if she had not been I'M
fortunate in the second heat and fallen
behind the flag, would have given Leland
an argument for the money. She can
go three heats in 2 80 over any good
half-mile track. a standstil break, a
sort of thing in which she never indulg-
ed before, lost her all chance to win.
The summary:
$40 CLASS, TRoTTERs PURSE $50.
Leland br z, pedigree unknown; l. Z.
Randall, Hydeville .................... ! !
Bachelor Wilkes, by Victor wilkes; w.
j. Howes, Hydeville..... .............
J. b, b. g., by Bonafide; Z. Bennett,
Hydevile.... ............ ........... 8
Walton, b. $, by Peacemaker F. H.
Burgess, Bennington ................ 4
ANNE, b. m, by Victor wilkes; Bolger
Brothers, Hydeville.... D D
Franklin Bell, CHI. m, by Ben Franklini
L. w. Cults, Orwell ...... ............. dis.
Time-2 40 ? s0l ? 40.
Between the heats the mare Pearl, by
Star Ethan, owned by II. G. Root of
Bennington, trotted pretty exhibition
half in l IL.
An east wind brought rain Thursday
morning and throughout the forenoon it
was cold and wet; nevertheless the
horsemen fiocked into Fair Haven, the
horse center to this part of Vermont,
and a town that closely adjoins Hyde
vile Mack's phenomenal exhibition the
day before was the subject uppermost in
every mind and was discussed with
enthusiasm like all horse matters in
which Vermonters hold deep interest.
Many declared that it was the creates
sight of their lifetime. At noon the
showers partially ceased and word came
from the track that the races were to
be started. The track at Hydeyille is
one that rain greatly benefits. 1t is top
dressed with fine slate chips and slate
dust from the quarries and is as hard
and smooth as billiard-table. 1t is the
fastest half-mile track in Vermont
Underneath the top layers of rotten slate