The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-10-15
THE ADVOCATE.
HORSE AND TRACK.

Lady Wilton now has a record Of
2;lla'
Strathberev paced the third heat OF
his race at Ottnmwa, La !, last week in
|W :O4a. He went TO the half in :Ol3
A yearling colt by Bermuda, dam
qy wilkes Boy, trotted mile luz :S4t
at Lexington, KY, last week.
Joe Patchen placed to his credit the
three fastest consecutive heats ever
placed by stallion when he defeated
John r. Gentry at Sioux City in 2 LOB,
2 :O4, 2 :04a
Nearly Thirty horses either owned
or trained in kentucky won money at
the recent meeting at Evansville, Ind.
The Kentucky boys still continue to
take their part of the purses as the
season of 1895 draws to close.
The ing four-year-olds have
been named to start in the 1000 Stall
lion Representative Stake that will be
decided at the Lexington meeting :
Lyric 2:l54 Nellie A. 2:13, Lemouero
2:l44. b. b. p. 2:O93, King Albert
2 :l64, FreeIand 2.174, Baron Dillon
2:I2a Queen Alfred 2:134, Red Nut
ling 3 liz, Axinite 2:l74, Burlingame
:l7a, Red Pointer 2:lS, Dentine
|, 2:I34, Alkoran, Gloria.
\ Mike Bowerman has sold to Frank
b Bissicks for Mr.. Jas. Irwin, OF Louis
vile, q handsome pair Of brown geld
~<iugs. One is by Wilton, dam by
{ Blacks Hambletonian, second dam by
Mambrino Patchen; third dam by
Didlake (son of Mambrino ChieD ;
fourth dam by Mambrino Chief The
other is son of Algeria Wilkes, out
of mare by Alcyone. They are each
& Is ] hands high and evenly matched.
= The price paid was $1,000.
j at Springfield, ILL.,, laat Friday,
y Alix made an effort to beat her re-
cord of 2:03a at the State Fair
Grounds track. She got off well, and
the first three quarters of mile were
made at 2 :08 pait. Coming into the
stretch she showed lameness, and the
best she could do was 2 ;l3a Over
10000 persons were present. Me-
Dowell, the driver of Alix, says that
In casting her boot, Alix dislocated
her whirl bone, and that by reason of
the injury she will probably be unable
to race again this year.
A dispatch from Freeport, ILL.,, says
that "Impetuous, the sensational young
1 trotter belonging to M. E. McHenry's
. string, has just been operated upon
by the veterinary surgeon in the hope
of benefitting her throat. She has
had considerable trouble in breathing
going fast mile. The doctors
opened her throat and inserted silver
tube, which they hope will remedy
the difficulty and put her in shape to
win the $25,0 900 stake race at Lexing-
ton, KY, October s. Driver McHenry
feels confident she has the speed to
win if the difficulty can be overcome
q The great trotting meeting at Lex
! ington begins to-day. The $4,000
stake, the 2:l1 pace for $4,000, and
2:l7 trot is to-day's programme.
Wednesday will be the free for-all
pace, with Robert j., John r Gentry,
10 Patchen and others. 2:29 stake
trot and the 2 :09 trot. On Thursday
the great Pennsylvania stake for
4 $4,000; 2 l6 pace and 2:2l trot. On
Friday the 2-yr-old stake for $1,000.
I 1t will be the greatest meeting OF the
year aud You will see great sport any
day you attend. 1t will be ten days
meeting. Write to Ed. A. Upton for
list OF entries.
1t will be news to many racegoers
who saw the big fellow beat Beuzetta
in 2 .05t at the New York meeting, to
learn that President Cleveland drove
full brother to Azote in his carriage
in Washington for time during his
present administration, says the New
York Tribune. When Mr.. Cleveland
took his seat in 1898 he requested his
friend, Nathan Straus, of this city
40 select pair of good-looking, good
Eed carriage horses tor the White
~ onse stable. Mr.. Straus says he
khen had in his collection OF trotters
Y the big bay gelding, Pinzote. the
h.othar to A 1ota and he lot the prasi