The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-07
some local FLYERS
A Few Of the SpeedGrS Owned by Residents OIL
This City.
ALLEN Lowe Heads The LIST
The Fastest Horse in the City Has a
Record of ZIG l-2-Many Others
That Are Not Much Slower-ln the
Matter of Blood Local Horses Can
Well Lay Claim to AristocracY-men
Who Own the Fast Steppers.

The organization or the Gentlemen
Driving club and the series of excellent
meets which are now bling conducted
by that organization at the Driving
park have given an immeasureaUl i'm .
petus to the interest in horses in this
region, and one question which is every
day discussed 10y the horseman, and
not infrequenty asked by others, is
"Who ownes the fastest horse in Scran
ton?'
This distinction was long in the
undisputed ownership of the late Ia
mented Owen Cusick, wnOse big black
gelding Slevie won a worldwide repu-
talion by capturing the fam Gus ten. heat
race in Cleveland few years ago
aud making record of 2 IS after
six or seven miles had been
lrotted. Stevie. however. has been
wlthrawn from the track aud is
now in the Washington avenue stable,
No Scranton horse ever ueat Stevis's
lime while he was on the track, hut
now there are several that are as fast,
if not faster
One of these ia Allen Lowe. stall
lion, owned by Walter Jermyn. Allen
Loweis by Alcautara. damned byHaDpy
Medium; second dam, American Star,
His first dam is the lam OF MaXay Cobb,
F9 10 Mr. Jermyn's horse has record
l.of 3 21Gl and recently in trial heat
made Tue mile in 2 H. As can be seen
from his pedigree, Allen Lowe is a
horse Of the pure pr tpIe variety in the
m liter of blood. He is bay and as
handsome as he is speedy.
SOME OF THE OTHER FLYERS
Walter Jeimyn owns bay mare
that has a record Of 2 % ana trial
time of 49,. She comes from the best
blooded stock DR. Vents has a mare,
Magnolia, trial . 2G, by Rider Brooks.
Frank Jermyn owns brown stallion,
Potasco, record 2 90; trial 211 He
was sired by Brown Hal, one of the
greatest pacing sires in the country.
He also owns u Wilkes mare damned
by Dauntless, which promises to do
we'll.
DR.. Hill has team of bays each of
which can beat 80; and his gray pa
Ger Jim MeArs, made mile at Fleet.
wood in 2 II. w. II. Gearhart has a
stylish bay mare, Trillyway, by Ham
bletonian Prince, which has record
of 2. 2S, and ought to trot a mile in bet
ter tnan 2 20 if put into good hands.
She made a half in l2i at the matinee
last Saturday. j. j. Jermyn has black
gelding, Fred. sired by Mambrino
Transport, which has record OF 2 3ll
and a stallion byRed Wilkes, damned by
Emerson. which has shown IA 2 % clip.
This stalion's dam is also the dam OF
Moquette which holds the 4-year old
record of 2 10 Another stallion of hiE
string Of which, is expected great things
Is II 3 year. old called Sid Echo, sired
by Sidney and damned by Echo.
Ambrose Spencer owns pair Of bay
PAGERS which have made 2 40 together
J. L. Crawford has a team Of bays tha
can pace the mile in about the same
time, and pair of trotters that can d.
as well. Frank Crane has 3-year-olC
Uy Cheltenham and Hambletoniar
Prince which promises to be speedy
horse DR.. Hand has colt when ais,
gives promise of remarkable feats.
Eli Ager has fine stable. His bes
horse is Golden Bell, 2 2O4, by Hamlin'
Almont. Another horse which he i
very proud of is 3-year-old by Nam
brino King, dam. Rhea, by Sultan
1t is a grand individual" and carries
mark of 40. He has 2-year-old ou
of the same mare by Chimes, and an.
other 2-year-old out of Juliet. 9 21E b,
Mambrino King
| SOME NORTH U,ND UDPcES
Providence boasts Of some of the
best horses in the CITY. Martin Clark
has Scranton Belle, 2 23t; trial, 2 IS
King Harry, bay geldiug . 30, and
black stallion. Maclay, 2.23. 0rot)
Maclay is now pacing and Clark i
confident that she will surpass 2. 10
r ,ndolph Cripp4n has three nice colts
St. Nick by Nephew, brown stud b,
Stnmbold, and one by Axtell. Robert
Westlake's Charlie Stilison is 2.2
horse which is doing excellent work
among the PAGERS this year,
st. Johns Myrtle S. has Il mark o
2 2G4; Kingsley's Honest Jake, 226I
won good race in Wilkes Barre IL
July last; Fred Harvey owns Jack.
roam gelding. with a mark of 2 30, ant
J. L. Crawford. in addition to hi
te ms, has Famous Girl, 2.26t, and tn
bay PAGER Sam Hall, 2 2St.
j. H. Ladwig swears by sorre
gelding, Blue, 2274 by Senec
Patchen. George NJ. HalIstead re
Gently purchased the bay geldinC Kee
ley, which has mark of 2 81. bu
can 20 much faster. NJ. T. Keller
Mamie Gift, 2 30, by Pilot Gift. is ais
horse of great ueauty and promise.
There are besides these many goo
road horses which are way under thre
minutes. and others with long ped
grees. New horses are being continu
ally brought here, and it is safe TO sa
that in the matter of good hors, flesh
Scranton compares favorably with an,
other city of It's size in this part Of tn
country.
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