Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-13
HORSE NOTES.

I'll the stakes come down to $50, with
an entrance fee Of fifty cents. divided
into four payments two months apart
William L., who sired Axtell t2:l2,
Lord Russell, who sired Kremlin, 2:972
Electioneer, who sired Palo Altos 2s0Ss
and Jay Bird, who sired Allerton, 209t
had no better record than 2:30.
Robert Bonner was asked the other
day whether he had used his covered
half.mile track at his farm near Tarry-
town as yet. He said: "Yes, / drove
Maud ST. over IL on Saturday last and
am greatly pleased with it." "How
did Maud move? Has she her old
time elasticity" II will give you the
same answer as gave to my son Ed
win; Il never saw Maud move with
more ease and elasticity" Continu-
ing, Mr.. Bonner said: 1--WE bad quite
time building the track. There were
number Of large boulders In our road,
and we had no small difficulty In con-
tending with the frozen ground. But
everything is now in good shape, and
Maud will gel, her work right along. l
shall drive her myself" Mr.. Boaner
says that the track has very fine' top
dressing of q mixture of shavingsi and
horse manure, and that while it looks
like tan bark it is much preferable as
no dust arises from 1t.
A. Keokuk, horse recently distinguish
ed himselfin the Emerald Isle. As'astrot-
ting meeting held at Newtownard,
near Belfast, Ireland, the black four
year-old colt, Dark Wilkes, won first
money In free-for-all trot. The race
was two-m,le heats, best two In three,
and Dark Wilkes made them in $50
andr5:27. This colt was sired by, Will
a,ar; dam by Buccaneer, was'bred and
raised by E.. p. Denton, of Hancock
county, Eli. He is owned by John Bal
lantine, manager Of the Coey q Co.,
limited pork packers Of this city, and
was shipped to the old country two
years ago. He wasn't the most prom
ising colt In the world at tbatftime,
butts developing splendidiy. There Is
cause for congratulations alliaround--of
Mr.. Ballantine because he owns the
horse, Of Mr.. Denton because he rnised
him, of several other persons because
they. haYe animals of the same bloed,
and of this'community ;becauseit has
furnished another prizs winner. -Gate
City.
Niger Baby, 2:22i, owned by John
Donovan, Jr., Of the Famous King Hill
Stock Farm, St. Joseph, barely escaped
lifsof drudgery as.a commhn farm
horse. AS q three-year-old be did more
or less roust- about work with the other
horses on the Prather farm. near Mary
vile, Mo. One day aneighbor who
was training. some gailopefs satJ the
Maryville track, wastold that be might
take his pick out of a. bunchin tile
field near the house aud driveto and
from the track. He "shooed" the
horses about for awhile aud selected q
brown three-year-old. The colt proved
very fast and q good roadster. The
man 70 whom he was loaned drove him
every day, and his good way Of going
finally attracted a lot Of attention; John
Hdgert bought and partially developed
him aud he then passed to Mr.. Don
ovan. Heis now twelve years old and
can take buggy and two men down the
road as fast ~ he could when he'took
his race record Of 2:22s two years ago.
He will never be trained again.
The vti1er day Monroe Salisbury, In
his quest after another Flying Jib, met
an enthusiastic owner ofa PAGER In Lo-
repzo, and after exchanging greetings,
was astonished to hear the gentleman
say: "Mr. Salisbury, I've PAGER that
can beat Direct or Flying Jib; be's the
fastest one ON earthp' Mr.. Salisbury
being little hard ofhssring, placed bis
hand TO his ear and loudlyasked; ;-"Bh,
what's that you ssy?" II say'Bve u
green PAGER that can get away wfsh Di-
rect or Flying Jib; they 'wou't beiu'ip
with him in race. replied the owner.
Mr.. Salisbury plunged his hand ioto
his pocket, drew out = handful OF golden
eagles, laid them on the desk ssd COW
cred them with y handful more snd
said: .'I'll bet you all these and thous'
and on top Of them TO dollar piecf
that I have q yearlipg now that can
beat your green PAGER mile. and J
have never seen your hoTssP The
bosster wss 10 much astonisbed be felt
that he must have been mistaken either
in his sidewheeler or Mr.. Salisbury
aud could not muster up courage 70 re-
pIy 10 the challs nge. On inquiry Aftef