Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-10-10

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What the Papers Say of His Wonder
ful Performance.

ful Performance.
At Rigby last Thursday the two-year-
old Bingen-not long ago our Bingen-
driven against time, with pace-maker,
did mile in =: II b. Following are few
press comments on this wonderful per-
formance:
The event of the day was the wonder
full performance of }. Malcolm Forbes
two-year- old Bingen, recently purchased
for $1,000 from E. II. Greedy, of Ellsworth.
Last Tuesday this splendid colt won the
two -year-o race and lowered the Maine
record from 2.29fl to 2.1934. The worlds
race record for tWo-yeer-olds is 2.15M,
held by Silicon. Tuesday Bingen would
have been driven to beat that but for the
cold wind. Had it been such day as
yesterday he would have undoubtedly
beaten that Silicon record of 2.15%, be-
cause yesterday he was driven a paced
mile in much lower time. The first at
tempt was unsuccessful. The colt ran
badly on the back stretch. The second
trial was better. Henry liter was driv-
ing, of course, and he kept the wonder
full horse to his stride, like a beautiful
machine, for the entire circuit. Every
body could see that it was going to be q
wonderfully fast mile for two-year-oId.
The pacing horse would never have kept
up, If it hadn't run good deal of the
half in 1867, the three-quarters in 3S
and then the time was caught at the wire
in 2l2iR Never was there such a mile
trotted by -year-old east of the
Rockies. AT Stockton Springs, Col,
Arion, owned by the same man, made
the worlds two-year-old record of 2.10A.
j. Malcolm For bes paid S125, 900 for Arion.
tie paid only $1,000 for ngen.-Portland
Press.
All through the season reports of the
speed of the two-year- colt Bingen.
by May King, dam Young Miss, by
Young Jim, have been heard, and E. Fl.
Greedy, of Ellsworth, has been considered
a lucky man to own such q WONDER
Maine Farmer.
Blngen, the oywonder, trots Just as
well for his new owner.-Leuiston Jour
nal.
The greatest mile trotted bya two-year-
old since Arion got q mark of 2: 102, to
the high wheel sulky was trotted TODAY
at Rigby Park by J. Malcolm Forbes colt
Blngen. The great ease with which the
performance was done surprised the best
Judges. The opinion of experts is that
the Boston millionaire has in his IS, 900
colt far superior animal to Arion, for
which he paid l250OO.-Neav York World.
1t is pity that Bingen could not have
been kept in Maine. Was he too good
and too valuable horse to be owned
here!-Bdn90r commercial.
When tWo-year- old like the wonder
ful Bingen can reduce his record in
few weeks time and while starting only
four or five times in one season, from al
most nothing to 2; II y, is the tWo-minute
trotting very far off Horseman
The sale by E. II. Greedy of the bay
two -year-old colt Bingen, ,: 24h, to j.
Malcolm Forbes, of Boston, is a great
loss and disappointment to the breeders
of the State. He was undoubtedly the
greatest colt of his age ever bought and
brought into the State, and would have
been of inestim ina bic benefit 10 he. breed
ing interests. He is the right size good
color, with the best of feet and limbs,
unrivalled speed and the richest breeding.
1t IS true that wit all hese qualification
there are horses who do not possess them
in so suPerlatiye a degree, who often out
rank when put into the stud, others who
do, but it is the exception not the rule
Until Bingen has been thoroughly tested
IN The stud and proved failure, and not
till then, shall we cease to regret that he
left Malne.-Turf, Farm o"d Ho'"o
"Bingen, 2:24l, at 5, 900 ! lfarie to
prove the best bargain of the season - says
the imerjcdn HOrSebreeder. Right YOU
are. Bingen made PIP a RiEty Thurs
day, and j. Malcolm Forbes is one of the
luckiest men alive. Thrice :. 600 couldn't
buy that colt to-day Portland Idrer-
ttSer.