The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-16
HORSE AND TRACK.


Train your horse for the Fair.
-Recordbreakers are developing in
the trotting world every day.
Over 10 gallonso OF water were pumped
from mare suffering from dropsy.
Robert J. Is as likely 10 beat 2:04 AZ
any trotter or PAGER living this year.
Robert ]. paced the middle half Of
one of his miles at Cleveland In l:0Ol
Lord Clinton, 200, and Axote, 209f,
will meet in the 2;l0 race at Terre Haute.
%, @. Hanks has bay gelding on
the Hazel Green track that Is developing
as stopper.
-Boreal, the phenomenal year old
that won the Terre Haute stakes, is now
valued at $4,000.
-" Soup" Perkins won four succeed
ing mounts ut the Hawthorn race track,
Chicago, on Monday.
The great trotting meeting is in pro-
gress at Buffalo, and the time made in
the races is sensational.
Agate won the 2:l5 class purse Of
$4,000 at Detroit Time, 2:092; 2:l2;
1871 from field of Is starters.
Directly is now the champion two-
yearold PAGER, he winning the $1,000
purse at Buffalo in 2:12 and 2.14l
--Dolie Wilkes, Jonn w. Whites
fast mare, won the 2l7 class of $500 at
Maysville last week. Time 2:l7l.
Flying Jib, 204, seems worthless as
race horse. The Jib sometimes wins O
heat in 2,o7 and gets the flag in the next.
When Azote, 2:O9i, meets Ryland
T., 2:07i; Lord Clinton, 2O9, and the
other big guns il will be battle royal.
Lord Clinton goes in an open bride
and side check. He wears few boots,
and is the raciest looking gelding on the
turf.
--Directum, 2:05l, the racing king of
1898, is moving we'll, having shown a
mile in 2:O9i. He will start later in
some big races.
The entries for the free for all trot
at Terre Haute are Alix, 2:07a; Pixley,
2;Csa; Belle Vara, 2;OS3, and Ryland T.,
2;07s Directum is not entered.
There will be race at the Fair
Grounds Saturday week between the
Wells pacing stud and the roam trotter
of Riley Stacy's. A fast race is expected
us both can go some.
MIR. w. G. France has purchased OF
Mr.. +. ID. Wiggin, of Massachusetts,, the
fast trotting mare, Martha Wilkes, pos,
by Alcyone, dam Ella, by Clark Chief
SO; second dam Mollie.
The Wells pacing horse which took
the second money at Hazel Green last
year, is again in training at the Fair
Grounds, and improving his speed every
day. Look out for him.
w. w. Evans has brought his stable
of trotters from Highland Farm TO the
Lexington track. They are Futuriiy,
three years old, by Hinder Wilkes;
Frances Strong, three years old.
-Boreal, the year old colt belonging
to Scott Newman, Of Louisville, won
the $4,000 purse at Terre Hante, Ind.
on Monday, trotting one heat in 2:17f
and breaking the record of his class.
Robert j. seems to have the free for
all pacing races at his mercy, although
he had to beat his record to win at Cleye.
land. Saladin gave him great race,
forcing him to pace the third heat in
2:05i.
-Ryland T., the fast, but unreliable
gelding, won the fastest 3 heat race ever
trotted, winning the ell class at Cleye-
land. Time, 2:0sl; 2:073. 2:0Sa. Lord
Clifton was well backed to win but only
got third money.
--Dancourt won the 4 year old stake
Of $50, 900 at Detroit, beating such noted
ones as Silicon, 2;l6l; Margrave, 2;15,
and others. Time, 2:l6I; 2:i59; 2;I5l;
pit, and 2:l7, he winning the first,
fourth and fifth heats.