Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-03
NIMBLE STEPPERS.
Juniors Of the Light Harness Brigade
Have Won Recognition.
ONoQUNs BRILLIANT CAMPAIGN.
Coits md Fiiiics That Have Fast
Nccords--irow Bcuycttn Went Beg-
stng mt Auction-Thc BaIIona Case
TO Re Tried soon.
(\cw York Timcsl


This year. II IS Within recent memory
hat the Juvenile division Of the light
harness brigade was scarcely considered
b. The selection Of material FOR the an
pual campaign IN the Grand Circuit
there were seldom or NEVER any events
Tor age until 1893. chiefly because the
youngsters were not up to that time
sufficiently advanced 20 furnish high
class sport.
~ Buffalo. in 1855 stake open 20
four-ycar-oids and under was tried. but
81 had only threc competitor, and Susie
6 was 50 much the best Of the lot that
there was 40 sort OF q contest. TIE pre-
mium awarded in that race amounted 10
s20n1-abolt the biggest purse that had
ben offered up % that time for the
young performers. There was smaller
stake 40 the same track The next sea-
son in which only fUur-y ear-ol1s were
tiiglL.e Go start and 10 brought out
inr.e- FELL Tho race was over IN
.fraiaht rrais McEwen. AN outsider
proving ffc fastest OF The five candidates,
while Prince Resent. Afterwards % famous
;raffer. uas 0I.tIrce3 in the irst heat.
There was not sufficient encourascment
Ohio association 20 depart from the Gus
,omsry plan 0f dtYotng their programme
q the matlre4 horses. and age was not
considered Dr. the midsummer toufnd-
trrnt fUl after the advent 90 the bicycle
s.lky. which hs. brought about so many
I.a.cal changes iu harness racing.
CHIEF CREDIT.
TO Kentucky belongs the chief credit Of
srcouraring every development before the
YOUNGSTERS were able % furnish any
itire Ike sensation. The breeders
melting ~ Lexington. which began IN
= modest way. ana had little more than
a local reputation ten years ago. mas
Grown q be one OF the most popular
If the numerous speed carniVals Al
prst tho money offered 10 the colts aui
nuies would scarcely pay the expenses
o. training. bat tho contests themselves
made a reputation for the WHINING
strains. and induced The breeders TO
make special efforts 20 gather in some
OF these prizes. When Susie - AZ
rtaiv referred 20 IN connection win
IuGalo's experiment for young steppeIs
,y.s G wears old she landed every en-
raeement she filed for that age. and was
only defeated in a frce-ior-al event
against older tT0ttcrs. The total amount
a. tho PURSES in the five races this stout
sleE. whereas 81 she had been out last
season a snug fortune awaited an AMI
mai Of her class.
AS the stock farms Of the North and
West BEGAN to patrOnize the october
meeting at Lexington. the kentuchy
breeders Association found u advisable
t. increase the earning capacity OF the
younger cracks. The example has been
Followed not only in the meetings held
late in the season. but the members Of
the Grand Circuit itself have found ii
advisable 90 keep abreast of the times
and make place for The ambitious
Juveniles. As a result, they are able
- secure entries several months in adj
vance. and have what amounts 10
guarantee AGAINST any financial loss
when th' time arrives 10 compete for
those purses The REGULAR class events
can also Dc made up. since the more
seasoned campaigners are frequently
owned or controlled by the same men
Who have the fresher material
TO COMPETE.
Owing 10 tho tremendous strides the
Young harness racers have made during
the comparatively short time they have
been advanced in public favor, many Of
them ale Obliged at an early age TO COM
pete la the faster classes with their
number Of both trcttegs and PAGERS from
. 10 years OF age earned records well
down in the teens. Besides such stars as
onlln. Directly. Carbonate. and Rubin
stein. that GOT below 210 al the pace.
Ethel y. Whrngig, Si1mont. Clayton
tas. Life Powers. Symbolecr. Dolly
spankcr, Baron Bel Free Coinage. and
Ella q. scored from 2l01f to . Il. AS "A
result Of these early honors. this lot Of
rf.r On n
open classes. ana several Of them appear
a. tho list Of nominations for the 211
race, which IS one Of the fixtures through
The Grand Circuit. With the trOtters the
cases Of extreme speed are not so nu-
imcr0us vet we have DireCtum and Fan
tasy. that DEVELOPED form which placed
them in the free-for-all at years. Last
season ORC wilkes. Rex Americas. Baro-
net Break q Day. and Lesa Wilkes
were added 10 the select company OF l.
Ncar-olds thai bad beaten 81? in races.
The 3-year-old division OF extreme
speed at the tfot was represented by
OnOqua, the champion Of 1874 at that age.
She is "A product Cf Illinois. and showed
her ability 10 trot IN 30 at years. but,
having no valuable engagements. was re-
served Tor the next season. Her first APP
learance was AT Detroit IN July, and she
gave no evidence of her coming great
hess LOT Nif Ebl no part OF the fnOH'Nf
thouFh the fastest heat was only 2lS
At Buffalo. q few weeks later. Onoqua
started twice. but made no sort of
showing against Red Bud, Expressive
J.imonero. ana other nlmble foals or 1871.
The nlly was learning To race all ms
time. and AZ Grand Rapids. where she
was taken from Buffalo, came the maiden
Victory.
The best mile there was in 2:l9 "a. ana
A. Il. tNkfA
m.nts. but di1 not land either. In the
second one Onoqua got two heats from
Ixpresslve. and made the haii-breed nily
from palo Alto step the second mile OF
the race In 21f Then she was taken
back To- her old training ground, nj In
Cependencc, and before August was over
had won two events onhand. None or
her opponents at home were up to the
form Of those she had met on the east
ern tour. bat before the season was over
Ouoqua proved herself faster than any
Of the cracks that had formerly defeat
al her. She carried everything before
her I'm the Westcru-Southcrn Circuit. haV-
ing complete revenge on Expressive. Red
bud. and lim0nero. but did not meet
j.. u. l.. again, the colt thai had beaten
her at Chicago Her last performances
for single mile was at Chillicothe. where
she stepped first heat in 2ll IA.
and her fastest average was made at
Nashville. the miles ar Cumberland
PARK being 2I2 Ia and 212 ga While
the dld not have to make campaign
az eighteen races. Ike Expressive. the
eastcrn-hred My started fourteen times.
and Was successful IN nine OF her
engagements.
HEUZETrA.
Another very high-classed S-year-old
Beuzetta. has been out Tor two seasons.
but up 20 this time has a much lighter
lstden 10 bear than Onoqua. Expressive.
~ Nei iud carried through one season
This uily Was bred near Lexington, ana
scored 2;20 70 "a years. but ala not
recuie "A race I'm iS0 She came into
prominence last season boy trOtfing heat
IN 1l5 3D. az Maysvllle. Ky. early IN
@ifl5t. az the same defeating a strong
itid or youngsters owned I'm the Blue
tiass Region. About six weeks later
al Indianapolis Beuzetta achieved o
tfcater fame by cutting her home record
10 az "a Before this the big bay fillv
Neiy y. had been looked on as the most
hheV candidate Tor the Kentucky Fu-
tuIi's. thaI was known TO be worth
over N-oVN. The great speed ana race
quality shown by Beuzetta changed the
opinion OF the experts. and one OF them.
May OpertOn. Nashville breeder. Of
fefed The owner Of the swift.footed chest.
net MY $1,000 for his chances In the