The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
4 GREAT YEAR FOR 7HE liam
HARNESS RACE HORSE.
Myrtle Wins Race Mt Berlin-WInifred.
the Daughter Of Brennan-Dr. OK
ton Purch ses a Norfolk Filly.

at Terre Haute BEING the nearest APP
proach Various other records have been
smashed right and left, in contested races
too. in most instances, giving additional
value 10 the performance. The yearllng
race record OF ~ 81, held by Bin Bird,
bv EIectioneer out Of Beautiful Bells, was
reduced Al the recent Nashville meeting
10 2.2g1-2 bv Princess Clara, a brown
daughter OF Prince George and Reality
! by Princess. The two-year-old record OF
2IO3-4. made by the maryellousy fast
! Arion I'm 1891 remains the same, as II rs
| likely TO do for some ume, though the
| champion three-ycar-old mark OF Zlo H.
| held jointly b. That great son OF Elec-
| tioneer and Mr.. Bonner mare SunoL
| was shivered by Fantasy, In the second
! heat Of a race Al Nashville. in Dos 81
| Fantasy is By Chimes, 2:8 "a, dam Ho-
! mora nv Al Monarch. PA "a, the latter
a SON Of Almont and H. thoroughbred
daughter Of AsterOid by Lexington. The
| four-year-old division has been represent
ed during the season by the grandest colt
/ Of that age that has yet appeared, Direc-
| tum, the black son Of Director. Zlt. ana
! Stemwinder. by Venture. Al NASHVILLE by
| trotting a third heat In the free-tor-au
! class I'm 205 ia, he ascended the station
throne. not only breaking the four-year-
old record. but capturing both the time
| ana race records for entire horses leaving
| far I'm the rear the records Of both trot-
| ting and pacing stations. Not contented
| with the halo OF glory which surrounded
! the black whirlwind Of the Pacific coast.
/ Mr.. Salisbury issues a challenge TO meet
| any trotter or PAGER alive. the defiance
| being taken up by Mr. W. l.. Taylor on De
half Of his champion PAGER Mascot, 2OA
/ who was easily vanqusned IN straight
/ r.I 0 4 o.
! Fleetwood Park, New York, on the ~
! instant. All things considered, one OF the
grandest performances of the year. ana
which ranks second only TO Directum
| great feat took place al the Worlds Fair
meeting at Washington Park, Chicago.
where Alix, the hve-year-Old daughter OF
| Patronage and Atlanta, by Attorney
started in the great $4,000 frec-for-al
| trot, winning the first heat In 2.Ol 3-l, and
the ninth i'm 2O9 81 This race will pro-
| baby remain for some time as the best
| of its class.
Another record that remained untouched
| for nine years has also been cut down,
| the 2:l0 OK Jay Eye See the champion
trotting gelding, who gave way 10 Guy,
that other unsexed performer of ebon hue,
that summer at the age OF thirteen was
sent against time. and trotted IT. 2:Og 81.
He also captured the wagon record, by
trOtting I'm 213, lowering the colOrs OF
AllertOn, who up 10 that time held the
honor with a mark Of 2.l5, made over the
independence kite track I'm 1891 Guy Is by
Kentucky Prince, out OF Flora Gardner
dam Of Fred Falger, 2:2O I'D by American
Star H.
The long distance records have also sur
fered material reductions. The former two
mile champion, Nightingale, 2lol-2 by
d
Woods Hambletonian, with a two mile re-
cord Of 433 IA, made in 1872, has been de-
posed by the black stallion. Greenlander.
2.l2 who trotted two miles at Terre Haute
ON the 4th instant. in 1882. Greenlauder is
eleven years old. lie is by Princess. dam
Juno, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. While
Nightingale is no longer qLeen OF the
two mile record holders. she has proven
herself songster Of rare price by Wrest-
ing the three mile championship from
Bishop Hero, who trotted the distance re-
Gently IN California. I'm 7Igl-2. thereby
leaving the mark OF 7:Z7 II. made by Hun
tress, daughter OF Volunteer i'm lsl2
Nightingale assumed the task of depOsing
Bishop Hero at the Nashville meeting. and
trOtted the three miles in 6.55 - the present
record. The five mile record has been
cut down three times this year. Lady Mac
trotted the distance in 1900 at Oakland.
California, in 1874 which remained the
best on record tin the Fleetwood Park
meeting, when the black gelding. Pascal. |
irotted Ia l2A5, which was reduced TO |
1898 81 by Factory Girl, on October the |
18th. on October 18th Bishop Hero started |
in q race at Oakland. California. and got |
a mark Of 1880 a. which places him al |
the head OF hye-mile record holders.
other records have been broken also. |
NHl IRON me above 10 VIII be seen that the |
trotting horse is better and faster than al /
any previous time He has the speed. en- |
ourance and stamina. which elevate him /
TO an enviahle position, one suggestive OF /
the old time thoroughbred whose four
Nlle meat contests proved them stayers OF
rare calibre
The champion pacing and trotting rec
ords each stand al 2Ol Nancy Hanks
goes INTO winter quarters, the queen Of
lne diagonal-gaited division. Mascot also |
held full sway as champion OF the later
al gated brigade at the close Of 1892.
me ee'oed son Of Deceive now shares
ms lofty place with Flying Jib. son OF
Algona, out Of the Middletown mare The
handsome bay gelding with the nautical
name paced The middle half Of his record
mile az the Worlds Fair meeting in
one minute fiat, making each quarter
IN thirty seconds, the fastest half ever
seen I'm public.
A friend writes me from London. that
the virginia bred mare Myrtle, recently
mentioned In these columns as the pro-
perty OF Mr. William Cruit Of that
city, has won another good race. She
recently started in a contest for fOm
year old rotters over a turf track at
Berlin. Myrtle trotted the distance.
dash OF one and three quarter miles in
$40, an average Of 2:32 to the mile. Such
performance In this country, would !
cause little comment but in Europe where
vastly different conditions exist II is con-
sidered very high class. Myrtles sire
Harold Mambrino was owned last sum-
mer by Mr.. S. b. Nelson OF this city,
who gelded and sold MIN to DR.. II. c.
Bradford. Of Norfolk. Va. for a road
horse.
one Of the most highly priced brood
mares at North Bend Farm in Charles
'i,y county, Is Winifred "a chestnut |
daughter Of Brennan, thoroughbred son
Of Dream and Hydes, by Deucalion) and
Nelson by Curles, son Of Revenue. Bred
TO Harold Allen in 1883, she foaled the
following year a bay illy, who was
1hristened Myrtle In the spring Of 1892.
this FLY was considered very promising
but trained off. and later In the season
was driven on the road. In the fall she
was taken TO Baltimore and winteref
here. prior to being shipped across the
water. In her European home she has
his season proven herself one of the
racks OF the Old World. IN $50 Wini-
red was mated with Whitby a lateral
'aited son Of Hannis. 2:l7 3-i and Maud
!. by Flyaway. From this union came a
hestnut colt. now known as Angelus. a
'ure gated natural trotter OF high finish.
lie took a race record OF 2:3l l-2, and