Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-05-18
GETTING READY FOR RACING.
Fair Grounds Present an Interest.
ing Appearance,

Fair Grounds Present an Interest
ing Appearance.
The visitor to the fair grounds can.
not help being proud Of the improve
ments made and the evidences of
permanent racing ground being es-
tablished. The trees along the creek
have been tbinned out so as to form
the foundation for beautiful park and
gates have been erected at the bridge TO
keep out undesirable visitors. The
State Breeders meeting in August
will find the Abilene grounds and
track in better shape than ever in their
history.
At the stables there are number of
flne horses being cared for by expert
enced trainers and lover OF horses
will be repaid for visit to the various
strings. Few counties in the State
can show such line of horses per-
manently in training.
The private stables Of j. b. Case and
NJ. A. Low, just inside the gate is, of
course, in charge Of the veteran horse
man. Henry Strawn and 1t is needless
to say that perfection in care and work
Is observable, At the head Of the
stud is the famous Sir Thomas, an ami
NAL with a Statewide reputation.
Then there are Ida, by Joe U. c.;
Enide, by Joe U. c.; Grace Young,
by Joe Young; Ashland Girl, by Ash
land Boy; Allie Winters, by Bluegold;
Ronetta, by Almont, as well as some
younger animals. These are all in
model condition and make up a string
Of which anyone eau we'll be proud.
Roe uollingsworth, a Dickinson
county breeder and trainer of much
experience and renown has fine
string under bis charge. Roe knows
how to get the best possible work out
OF his pupils and is keeping each horse
up to q high state of perfection. Andy
Pogue, the handsome stallion owned
by Stambaugh and IIurd, ia in his
charge aud is in fine form, Miss
Pogue, by Andy Pogue; Bailif, by
Councillor and others, all owned by
Messrs. Stambaugh and Hurd, are do
ing fine work. Miss Pogue is entered
at st. Joe for this years races in the
three year old class, Idolar, by In
vincible, is a promising horse owned
by Mr.. Hollingsworth himself.
Alley Rush, the fast flyer owned by
V. B. Cosad; AstriOne by Prairie Star,
aud Reddy by Prairie Star, the famous
flyers of the Rogers stock farm, are
also here. Mr.. H1llingsworth predicts
some fire records from them during
the present season.
OF course no one goes to the grounds
without looking at Patsy Curtis, who
is in magnificent form and seems likely
to lower all records this year il given
half a chance. No one need be sur
prised to see him strike away below
2:l0 before snow flies. He took little
Jbk NhN bNhcl ha1 NthSh NV
covered a quarter in 3i2 seconds, 2:l9
gait. q. N. Curtis has him in chargt
as well az a number of other horses OF
promise. There are Bah Curtis, filly
by Patsy; Chief, yearling by Patsy;
May Medium by Norman Medium;
Mary Haynes by Abdallah Mambrino
and Roy Curtis by Patsy Curtis, year
ling entered in the Kansas Breeders
stakes and who will try to outdo his
sire. Mr.. Curtis is proving himself an
Hble trainer aud his string shows that
he understands the care of the best
horses that can be gathered together.
AS the date of the race meeting
approaches more horses will come in
but none of them will surpass il
beauty, blood or action those already
there aud which show what sDick
inson county can produce in horseaesh.