The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
LOCAL HORSE NEWS.

o. P UpdegraH will act as starter at
the Erie, Kan, races.
Dick East will have charge of and
drive R. L Lees entries at Holton.
Fergus McGregor, owned by r. l. Lee,
may make next season at Lexington,
Kentucky.
A half sister to Fidol. 2:O514, who won
the free-for-all at Davenport and the 2:10
pace at Freeport Monday, is owned by
Fred Webster.
William George will take his runner
Violin to Kansas City if he can be got
into good form. He is doing work at the
fair grounds and is good for three
r I. Lees Fair Laura and Miss Quick
~ were shipped to Holton last evening to
be worked out and get used to the kite
track MIR. Lee is not very enthusiastic
over their chasces.
Frank H. Fosters gray two-year-old
trotter, Bob Botsford, has gone out of
training, and will not start at Holton.
Jackdaw. by Jaybird, is lame and has
quit training. He is owned by R l, Lee
and was to start at Holton in the 2:27
trot
Frank H. Foster is in Illinois and in
cidentally ~ will attend the match race
between Joe Patchen and John R. Gen
try, 2:034, at the FreepOrt meeting this
afternoon.
Within the last two years 200 fancy
bred horses have been received by Fred
Webster from Independence, Iowa, and
all have been sold to people in ths vicini-
ty, except twenty five.
G. c. Leach's Pearl Wilkes and Miss
NJ. Anna Wilson's Valencia start in the
minute class trotters at Atchison this
! afternoon. Steele and Martins Way
ward Maid aud Ding, owned by Miss
| Wilson. are booked to 90 in the 2:35
pace.
Fred Webster sold the PAGER Joe
| Young, 2:21, supposed to be by Marsh
Young, to Mr.. Unger and the latter ship
ped him to Philadelphia Monday. The
| consideration was about $3.50. He was
formerly owned by A. A. Hurd and Mr..
Webster had owned him but two weeks.
John Hilgert. of Kansas City, yester-
| day bought McHero, a five year old PAGER
without a mark, of Mr. Craig of this city.
He can go a mile in 2:30 and Hilgert
will put him into training. He is by Nc
Cullamore, the sire of R ]. Lees won
derful yearling Mary.
Jack Cade, 2:2434, the game son of
Coriander, who is in Willis and Payne's
string, starts tomorrow at Atchison in the
1928 trot He won the 81 trot at Leaven-
worth, finishing 1. l, 2, 4, 2, 1, in 2:2515,
| 2:24A, 2:26, 2:25H and 1925 In the
| bad collision, but no one was injured.
Art Massey has sold his running horse,
Murphy, by Isaac Murphy Oracle War
ner. He was entered in selling race at
Kansas City Saturday at $3.50, and after
he won it a horseman offered $500 for
him and Massey let him go. He has won
nearly $1,000 since the opening of the
meeting, June Is.
The plan to build mile track is meet
ing with favor among horsemen, who
would like to see such a project go
through if possible. 1t would not only
bring higher class of horses to our
races and give Topeka easily the best
meeting OF the state, but would be q
source Of income to the city by keeping
a large number OF horses, handlers and
trainers here the year round. But ii
costs money.
Although lacking somewhat in work,
Topeka horsemen are expecting some
thing of R T. Kriepe's McAnder, Fergus
McGregoF's speedy son, who starts Fri
day at Atchison in the 2:19 pace, and at
HoltOn in the 2:17 pace. The Atchison
Champion says: alexander Tapped g
horse out in 2:16 at Wichita last year
and if up to true form some day will be
a sure winner"