New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09

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SALADIN.
and ; a matter Of fact the vehicle not
generally till than half Of the Grand Circuit
Then, too. the safety wheel was In most
cases procured in hurry and attached to the body
Of the suky, after a crude fashion which came far
| ,0m giving the best results. Many OF the defects
In balance and running gear have been remeded, and
the bike now in use Is much superior 10 the clumsy
affair which sent to Detroit nearly twelve
month ago. and first ridden in by Edward Geers on
the third day Of the meeting at that city.
Budd Dobe. to whom the odd-looking conrivance
had been cons gned, he,ated about using 1t till he
saw how easily Honest George stepped away from his
| field aud won n race begun the day before trottng
mile In 10 with les, effort than his first heat IN
2:l6 II. This made IA quick convert OF Doble, nat
urally most conservative man, and the other drivers
! needed no further argument 10 convince them that
the greatest mechanical aid to the light harness per
! former which has yet appeared was at hand. Con
aidcring what followed during the rest Of 1902. II Is
within the bounds Of assume that with the
| improvements made. in the application OF the low
wheel and ball bearing axle to the sulky since the
horses went into winter quarters the records OF last
! year. wonderful they seemed, by no means
! safe.
There are several reasons why the Grand Circuit
a. arranged should produce better sport and
| Nen>aflOES tldu ever before Inc ASSOCIATION AT III
trC after being in opp sIton to Piltsburg for two
seasons. Is member Of the regular series, so
that there will DO 10 division OF the stables
Cured in 1890 and last year Then. too the prizes
offered for both and PAGERS valuable
usual. the total amount 10 h. distributed at the
eight meetings being nearly 100000. Buffilo, the
senior member Of the circuit leads with premiums
which foot up 10000.
New-iork. 10y tho amagamation with the Charter
Oah Association OF Hartford. able u offer the horse
men $4,000 as an inducemcnt 20 bring their cracks
where mciropoitans may the feetfooted stars OF
the suky instead Of merely reading the daily reports
Of their d0lngs.
The smallest amount Of prize money. s2j 600. given
by III" liamiden Park Association Mt springfield,
Mass is considerably above what any Of the leading
tracks thought prudent undertake when the Grand
Circuit was formed about twenty years ago The
prospect ger profits has had it, effect. and with
few exceptions large stables and best drivers fol
low the regular line this year.
The tern-sJutLen Circuit, which made such an
excellent IN 1891 lost some of It's prestige by
the Wildcat methods. wAich were employed at more
than one of the tracks Included In that last
season. At ,turgis and G.in1 Rapids in Michigan
tncrc were financial troubles which followed by
the complete collapse Richmond, Ina. cul-
minated uHcn Ia" elaborate prog anime to end the
circuit al tOmmba. Tenn, proved Ia have existed
only on psir'r, In mat the adNcnturcr, Who
owned th,. hitc-track mlgnt secure a large sum In
iOiIets from NE Dr eitr and owners WHO obi -insh
subs,r ibrd MS sG.h"s Ihe,c expensive l'>sVIIs
have taught the hor'em prudence ana brought them
back 10 the Odc tracks whose lanaeers have always
met tucir Oblisauons no matter II the meetings were
together last February ana agreeing 10 open stakes
for age anu others for the nSt Glasses, the result
being that they engaged the pest material early and
secured II throu-h The whole campaien Philadelphia
was rather behind the other stoppnS places In this.
but the association Al Point Breeze. having decided to
the Bingham House Stake for PAGERS, and open
another called the lOlnt trotlcfs. VIII.
doubtless draw Its share OF the cracks 10 the Quaker
City In september.
If tho doing, OF the last few days may be taken as
an indication Of what Is to come, the twominute
performer Is now III training. ,inc" the worlds
record has got below ZIG, none o. the champion per
lOrmanCrS nave been accomplished till after hide
pendence Day. Indeed. most Of the records have
been made later In the season than July, only tx
Of the tiirythreo successful efforts for the rotng
crown being earlier tan August. Maud ;. improved
hcr own record AT PttShurg July -. los by trotng
III = 10 IL, and her GROWING triumph Cleveland
mile In = :0o 34. which has not been equaled under
the same conditions. occurred July 80. 1850. Since
then the record breaking fcat> either gait gen
orally come when the season more advanced. To
have the glorious Fourth made memorable by a
trottcr covering mile in :o3 l.. with runner
10 draw the load and PAGER to win a heat unlided
In : 20 81, rs were done last Tuesday. proves that
tho horses are In more Of hurry tlrn>h
lions this year than The remarkable form
shown by the PAGER saadin on the half mile track
at Wmlnst1n Del. where he has been trained was
further emphasized by his defeat OF Mascot. the
Mtctrnch. at klrkwood. in the state few
day, later saladin did mile on the twolap course
such track This reported record. but
incorrectly. as the conditions for placing this among
the statistics OF performances in harness not
fulfilled. James Is. Green, who Salldln. and
has developed the fleet side wheeler, expressed
hdcncc In his ability to 20 mile in :Oi or better on
good track. and his estimate does not seem to be
cXtravagant.
The reports Of last Tuesdays contest between Mascot
ana his great rival show that Saladln made two breaks
which must certainly have made more than a seconds
difference while II is also snid that the track cupIC
In places. The PAGER that can make two mistakes
and outfoot Mascot I'm dash needs no apOogist, and
saladn has become n star By his achievement
II he does nothing more notable.
This candidate FOR the championship Is Cali
Angeles Ella Lewis mare fom oregon with
trottng record Of , ~ made at san Francisco. was
mated with sultan. then the premier sire at Rose
meade The brown colt foaled I'm 1856 was sold when
young and became the property OF James Il. Green. n
trainer IN moderate circumstances who has perSevered
with the stallion til he has made him valuable. Saadn
Is well known to Eastern track, and has been the
turf the last three years. lie has always been
prominent In his engagements and had earned place
In the 30 list at five Last he started
fourteen times getting brackets In eight and q
record III III >. rhe latter occurred at Belmont
Park Philadelphia. late In October where after win
Ming heats the stallion Injured his foot and had Ia
be- withdrawn. Like all the atcr-day flyers Saladin
took kindly to the bicycle sulky and his first pub
lie appearance this season places him within sight OF
the championship and only quarter Of second away
from the stallion record now held by Direct
The mill In o3 - trOttd by AyrcS =. chestnut |
ccding bred Wisconsin. while II Is a record for the
hitch with running mate. will not attract much at |
teniion Their numerous horses that g. closer
to the minutes under the same conditions. but the
reason VI what he did the day saadn deea:el
Mascot. Ayres p. has mark OF % made IN Wis. |
consn two years lie was purchased In 1891 by |
John Hamlin. Of Gravesend L. l., but did nothing Of