The sun., 1894-01-28
A PHENoMESAL Thr4s FILLr.
President Cleveland Ohj-cts TO Her Owner
Appoiutm-nt ns Postmaster.

Appointm-nt Postmaster.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27-william NJ. Hill Of
Dallas, Tex. has been In the city for the past
three days endeavorinG to get President Cleve-
land to decide tho contest over the Dallas Post
ONCE In his favor. The contest has been warm
from the beginning. but Mr.. Hill hopes to pull
through. provided he can dislodge from the
mind OF Mr.. Cleveland a prejudice funded
on the charge made against him by soms OF
his opponents that he is q breeder and owner
OF fast horses. and tho more serious charge
still that he races his horses As matter OF
fact, Mr.. Hill owns the fastest two-year-old
Ally at either tho trot or pace In the world.
To-day Mr.. Hill had his first personal iuter-
view with the President on the subject OF the
Dallas Post ONCE lie was accompanied by
Representative Abbott OF his district The
President listened to Abbott attentively as he
proceeded to swell his head ir regard to Hills
ability to fll the office. and at tho conclusion
OF Abbotts remarks said:
MIR. Hill how about those fast horses you
own"
Mr.. President, I own the fastest Hlly OF her
age In the world. and am proud OF il. l not
only breed race horses. but race my horses.
II II comes to q question as to whether Am to
quit breeding and racing horses or give up the
contest for the Dallas Post ONCE. file notice
with you now that shall stick to tho horses"
Other conversation on the subject was had.
all Of which Impressed Mr.. Hill that the Presi-
dent thought horse racing and successful
Office holding trine incompatible. Lena HILL
q phenomenal pacing flly OF 1893. Ia worthy
OF extended mention in THE SUS. Questioned
in relation to her breeding. training. and per-
formauces. Mr.. Hill said: "Sho Is a medium
sized Ally. and will be three years old the COM
ing spring. She, was bred by me-, Her sire
was WilIiS% ai 2pls by p sir Nv Water and
phenomenal speed BY accident. When she
tRs lIy R sross Toms from tho % bunch. @ SH We aSS saSS
and her iittls brush Of tail over her back, she
led us such a racs US never experienced from
last G as the best horse we had under HSsf saddle
could run. | at once ordered that she be taken
eared sH fSr Hhs ws. the M o. G When
she was closely HpproaGhing her yearllng form
placed her IL the % hands OF the trainer M telling
trainer announced that. unless the, 1y fell
paced aIuarter 10 81 seconds without a break.
Then the question ot name for the MY
until she showed more speed. II she came up
to our expectations. then would name her.
Then / deci ided to cali her Lena Hill. after my
wife. II, the summnr Of !Si,2 took her to
morning my trainer asked permission 10 worS
her out Right here let me say that superin-
tsps the sf wton R aoS S91s are
and In all their work name the rate they are
to be speedsd, | alsolnstruGt the manner In
1 subsequently learned tn I the trainer pro-
posed to work the Ally with the er-a-j ackp
but but the ' trainer was so confident % that tiH She
would not disgrace me that | consented.
horses as IL they wore tied TO a post The
usual crowd about track when horses are
trainer to % let her out for a Susrter 0SS T%ents mtg
watches perhaps were nashed on her. The
Uwss sS sHwd s Of she ssGSS psses for sss
half mile at the state Breeders meeting in
the money aud a record. At Fort Wayne. Ind.
Aug 70. In the three-minute class for two
SSes iH @fa ifaS sHa 2f7 T It ndspsndencs $
Ia. Aug, 81, In the same class she won in 2:l7
THs 3 ana sgS q G aeass "a sept 3 ssp sss
she won IN 2:Hh and 2i22A, winning in the
osE Nth distance % She Won net the
beat in race IN 2;iS6S: 81, the seSoPd 6 m 2;24t.
as Albert Z. Dandy Jim. and L. c, Lee. In the
nrst heat she won i1 49, A which Is her rec;
have paced that first heat. think. In about
2:lO. She was not driven to her limit, All
don't fall from your chair! Lena has paced q
quarter in ?9'. seconds. and ! have plenty Of
the statement ! expect her to pace a mile the
coming season In 2:O4, or better and have a
right to expect that she will not disappolnt
me-
old was so homsly when / bought her that a
friend wanted TO know what was going To do
with that old cow. She was at the date men
tionsd two years old. When | ordered her
taken up and logged little. became the
ianghina stock Of my horse tEiend; Never
theless. in few weeks she showed a mile in
2:2O; later on in 2:36. and when In condition
has made horse owned by me with q record
of2:3O run. / bought the mare on her indi-
yduAlity, as she had no breeding worth mem
tioDinR Her first fOal George Campbell. took
two-year-old pacing record OF 2:22 and three
yeaT-old record of 2:lT Judge Hart one year,
took teeosI sE sea SeSI2n Ii o. ~ - II mas
dam. Octoroon. her sire. was owned BY man
given to drink. When in his cups ne used to
didn't suit the crowd. he would Oler TO pace
hi 10 against any horse in the country Lena
has never made q mistake since she was put