Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-16
NOTES OF THE TRACK
some NEW SPEEDY IaoTTeas
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Interesting hos>e News

szil sAlasies. slabs a1d saw duet, but
ra4lay more kao~ Il tie plain bat astise
little city Tar the tfottins meetings
which have loag bces the pflis Il the
valley. and fef IL famous SzginaS FARM
and IL premier rtalIon. sphinx 2,s,s.
noied both ~ his or race horse 4usi
ties and these 81 his pfogeay The
pasi week hss Witnessed the greatest
harness tournament ever h~ld at this
point ana barring weather lnterfernees.
hsgais sGcccssful in every Nay. The
sffendanee va satisfactory and the
sfs~d- which came we're rewarded BY
ueil coutesfed racing anu eyeiash finishes,
lr time ~hich Only a tea years ago ~ou!d
have teen ressoTd breaking The first
Start II The sesf n a. made a. the Red
Letter aeetLng by the famous Salisbury
stable * tFotters aud PAGERS. The sue
cess % tnr Etring MAS soDeg hat indifYer-
ent, not that they lacked speed hut
Fat1ef that the fling ap pfoees- was
. { Jet eou plsse. and they met harder
telds "a the different classes than 10
usual at fhis ses-on u th. year. Oriolo.
the raey hooking black three year old
daughter % Thistle 2ii. sire II the
Michigan ehampson @year odd pacing
stai.ion 70 Order. : IA. a. good mare
ani added another Laurel 10 the crown
~ aer q year Old sire. Thistle IL owl ned
IS the .taiti millionaire baker. john III.
shuts * brooklyn. and bids fair ID sur
raze az a producer ~ early and extreme
sf.red his sire. Sidney. The much
toated PAGER White Cap vas sore dis.
appcsnimelli % his hackers. as he lost
ais race - tie Bay mare Lucille III. by
Socrates. after winning thu second and
tnsfa heats IA fast time, tho ;irsf going
- the 1year.oid roan stallion. Vassar.
~ atlcan. aud own brother To the
eha0pson tr0ttlng race mare. Belle
Nara. Luz.
white Cap . Piebian
White Cap was used as pole mate in
California for FlylnE Jib. 215a,. and
their owner. a retired sea captain. could
drive then Ia the bali, hsrnessed 10 a
rvad wagon. an l.ol =. White Cap
showed "a this. has first race that the
gift O. speed wss hss. but has gait seems
o. le more laborous than that II his
famous staple companion. and II is
doubtful II he viii prove 10 be as good a
campsigner. Then, too. his legs are not
~ ciean and fiints a. could he desired.
sli betoken his Ileblan breeding. in
strong contrast 10 the cordy limbs OF
sarestiy bred flying Jib. bat after ali
h. may he great horseS and u wili be
remembered that a year ago over this
very track the Jsb made his first start.
and Was behind Mary cenfIivre ir
sle&er time than White Cap MAS
asked 10 20 In the first two heats. and
after winning the next two came on
comfortably close a. meeting defeat ir
the final heat. lie was then pronounced
a sccond class PAGER by a member OF
wetl-infofmed hor-emen. bat they were.
later on. forced 10 acSno~ ledge their
mistake. IL j. certain that Mr.. Sails.
tvry does not bring many no account
koEses across the mountains la race FOE
tie rich sfaxes and purses IN the east.
a. he ~ after the money. and usually
gets the ions share. IL j. said. that the
Csi'foFnians freely backed their con
hdsnc~ IN the trim little brown gcl,iing.
Charley G.. by Brown jug. but Kelly
could not Iaid him a winner. tue race
going g. the thoroughbred lsoking bay
mare koailne. by Montgomery sire q
Cleveland -. -.iii..
pirrctau ara t.ood Form.
The black stallion Direcfum. 2.iit,.
third heat 10 winning race. which u
toe fs@fsst race record - any living
stallion % any age. - now years ~
age. has improved IN form daring the
WINTER. ard half mile IN his work IA
icfi, !. shows him 10 stili have his speed
bat ~ the fourth year - the most try
ing o. a stallion. II he does not disap
pant ais frnends and captures the stall
non crown this season. he wtls he ~
much n marvel az he was
q the close % l-ss The Iimb-sr
nrekesl black geiasng. san Pedro
sto began business a. a hearse horse
on TIE faTifie SLOPE aud clos~d last sea
sou. - fr~t upon the turf with a pacing
ffeofd &c 2lof, and ifotting record
cioee g. 10. Nss god horse in the
~ trot. distsnciDg ga tn. first heat
t.Fie Girl aud Contractor in aiii.
dsiven cut to thie new record by ths
ehrsfnut gslding David v. by Young
Jim. The Wilkes geiding struck him
sell IN this beat and was afserward un
steady - the next two heats vent &
the funeral sesr'i IN shower tnle.
The rain. wtr-h caused a postI-,re
ment % 1hnrslss, : races. eff a ssue
ahaf heavy srssrk Tor I'rslay. but sha,
day saw some q the mo~s exciting rare,
80 Tia week
The <Feedv gced act,uy black stallion
Cartrh.ge prc8 ~ Eotert Bonner. xor
two beats e The - tsot hut heins
short Il york vac fcrced 81 suecurh !.