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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07

ha- been almost romantic; "Kuapsack.
NlcCarthy, the wcll-known trainer ana
driver. sam Gamble of California, A.
collins of Rochester, Frank w. Cole the
e,pert horse photographer of the trotter
and paeer: George j. Harley, of Great
Neck. i. l.: Dick Wilson of Bingnamtoh.
Allen Lowe Of Boston, Charles PAGE OF
philadelphia (of the Board OF Review
and "A score of others with whom came
3n contact all held similar views John
Kelly. who drove Flying Jib Tor sans
bury I'm 1893. when that speedy PAGER GOT
"A record Of 2 .0i, talked at some length.
II have great hopes for lowering or
the record this year" said Mr.. Kelly
land though / do not fail 10 take INTO
consideration the real meaning of the
assertion / should not be surprised at
n mark very near TO two minutes. j be-
ucve il will be reached in three or four
wears at the outside. though ii Is impossi-
ble TO predict as 10 how much below that
the lowest mark will be when the speed
of trotters and PAGERS has been brought
10 its best development OF course there
"a "A limit TO everything I'm this WorW,
and the LIMIT to harness speed IS houhd
10 be reached sooner or later
"What horses are likely 20 be lhe re-
cord -breanlng stars this year,
"\Neu. I'm trottug. the star OF last year.
Alx. may DO it if she comes over the
mountains ana across the plains from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07

striving by crossing TO save themselves
much as they can.
The American gentleman driver,
whether he affects a coach or a road
wagon. or simply wants a good carriage
team doesn't want TO take the dust, and
he must If he has hackney horses. The
colts of trotung mares Of the Morgan
strain. crossed with high-stepped hack
ney sires. are likely 10 show the speed
and knee action OF the dams and the
hook action Of the sires, and IN this way,
/ believe. a new breed OF almost perfect
road, coach and carriage horses viii be
produced Pure Morgan horses have
pretty good action anyway. but there
are few of them in existence to-day. ]
shall never forget that most beautiful
horse, Green Mountain Morgan. Ii was
years and years ago that | first saw him
at Burlington, Vermont. A friend of mine
there told me almost as soon as / arrived
I'm the town, day or two before the an
nual fair. that ne wanted TO show me
the finest horse that 1 had ever seen. /
went with my friend 70 the stable and
saw a tig, hollow-backed horse that
didn't impress me greatly. but the next
day when the fair opened, as they used
10 then. with 800 or 800 yoke OF oxen, a
string of horses and lot of sheep and
hogs in a parade. al led by the marshal
OF TIE ldldut Oh hoioCfaNNy saw
Green Mountain Morgan under more
favorable conditions. The marshal was
on his back and such a horse as he was.
He had thick fringe name, flag tail,
his head was in the right place, and
when ne stepped he hardly seemed TO
touch the earth. | had never seen such
a sight and l tried 10 buy the animal,
but the owner wouldn't sell.
Now, while the hackney movement
has not turned out as those most inter-
ested expected. II has done a great deal
OF good. for IL has taught American
horscmen the ya.ue of good looks and
graceful action In horses. and the result
is sure to be apparent in very few
years"
Mr.. Bishops ideas seem to be we'll sup
ported both by the opinions OF other
h0rsemen ana the facts. IL Is we'll known
that many millionaire drivers and coach
ing men who few years ago saw moth
irg in any but hackney horse. have lately
been buying carriage, road and coaching
horses of rrotting blood. AMI as there are
now so many horses that can go In 2:30
or better, but are not fast enough TO be
good track horses these times, the de-
mand Is being fairly well supplied.
Coitsville. the chestnut gclcing. was re-
Gently bought at a very low price for
Willie X. Vanderbilt, TO make one OF a
carriage pair TO be driven by him abroad.
A team OF carriage horses OF unquestion-
ed trotting blood was bought for Count
casteIane Just before his marriage "
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A TRIO or TRAINERS

impressed me. and that is the alteration
that has taken place In the attitude OF
the public toward PAGERS 1t Is not SO
many years ago that 'side-wheelers were
sneered at, so to speak both on the track
and on the road. Even so late as when
Maud $. was clipping a quarter OF a sec
ond from the record every once in Whllo
and the announcement that either she or
any other of the crack trotters would
show themselves would draw out I'M
mense crowds, fairly Complying all the
surrounding tOwnsand villages, PAGERS
who could make better time than any
OF the trotters ala not receive much at
tontion. IT did not annoy man WIN
a fast trottcr to be passed on the road
by a nan with fast PAGER AMI the
prices of PAGERS were away below those
of trotters. It's different now. PAGERS
were first popular IN the middle West, but
they're getting 10 be popular everywhere.
Even around New York they re TO be
seen almost as frequently on the road
as trotters In Boston. too. PAGERS are
to-day held in great esteem.
HARNESS HORSE RACING.
Ia the vicinity Of New York, in some
parts OF Kentucky. at Saratoga, and In
some other sections of the country, rum
ming races are more popular Than harness
contests out there Is no doubt Whatever
that the lIuilfr ana PAGER 4ittINokS al q
immensely larger than the running inter
osts. j have not the slightest idea how
many trotting tracks of all sorts there
are in existence. but 9SS or nearly a
thousand. are ndeXed in the Year Book
as being the scenes of matches OF suf-
hcienN Importance for record At the
very lowest calculation these ought TO be
counted worth an average of $1,000 apiece,
for. while some Of them are worth much
less, some are worth many times as much
including the real estate occupied and
the buildings ard all. That way Of figur-
ing il would make the total Investment
In tracks alone not much less than $4,000
Oo0, and the sum total invested in horses
bred and trained for trottjng and pacing,
In sulkies and harnesses, in breeding
farms. exercising tracks, etc, must
amount to an enormous sum, though just
how much l wouldn't dare TO try 10 es-
innate.
"The number Of persons who are sup
ported by the trotting horse, including
those who breed drive. care Tor. SELL
furnish supplies and all, must also be
exceedingly large. It's a pure guess, but
/ should say that half a million wouldn't
be far out Of the way. and that would
be one IN every 100 of the total pOpula-
ton of the country. counting II at oo0oo,-
90. I've never regarded the matter in
that light till now, but believe these
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DIRECTLY. 2:O7lk.

California all right II she doesn't, per-
maps Fantasy, the champion four-year-
old. viii. Her mark is now zoo. ana l
hear from the slope that she Is now in
sip-top shape her muscles hard as
ivory and her nerve quite undminished.
Directum might get there tOo-it wouldn't
surprise me biz 81 he should, unless
something should happen 10 put him out
OF condition We all looked for some
thing great from Ralph Wilkes. tho
speedy chestnut horse with record Of
2.O5 "a that died down IN Massachusetts
the other day.
Among lhe PAGERS. Robert j., the hold
er OF the present best marx OF 2.N IL;
John r. Gentry. 2:0S "a and Joe Patchen.
with mark OF 200. stand the best
chances az present Of lettering the re-
cord. though It's pretty early to tell yet.
No I don't think Flying Jib VIII be
matched against other PAGERS this year,
and / DO not think now OF any of the
other speedy PAGERS that are likely 20 DO
better than those / mentioned unless Il
be Directly, che two-year-old, with bis
mark. phenomenal for 50 young a horse.
Of 2:W 81. He's great youre horse, and
he Is liable TO come 10 the frCnt like d
rcgula- wnirlwind
Mr. Kelly did not mention Hal Dillard
2.O7 "a. though there arc those who have
great faith IN this eght-year-old PAGER
speaking candialy MIR. Kelly" / ask
ed, 'how do you believe Maud s. would
compare IN speed With the crack trotters
OF to-day II she We're now IN her prime
and trotting before snlky with pneu-
. matte tires and ball-bearnEs ana not
more than two-thirds as heavy as the
old high-wheclcd sulkies that We're in
vogue until about 1902
'NHhy, under such conditions Maud $.
would have been an Alix. Nancy
Hanks Dtrcctun She would have
been as fast as The fastest. and I'm not
sure but she might have been a two min
ute horse. Perhaps that's putting II a
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ROBERT j., CHAMPION PAGER -'oi's'
than seven pages Of the Year BOOK. Oi
picors than can 80 i'm 212 ana better
thcre are more than a hundred, ana the
ligt Of 2I5 PAGERS IS very large W hereas
twenty years ago there were 40 noIses
that could either trOt or pace in ~ ana
POO was a very fast clip indeed. ihoush
not close TO the best mark Breeding
has done a good deal for the lowering or
tne record and OF course has also had
much TO do with the phenomenal increase
i'm the number Of seepdy animals. but
as / have said. quite as much has come
be reason Of the Improvement IN methous'
harness. sllkes and tracks.
For the general improvement OF the
horse perhaps the breeding Of the last
few years has been too fine. IL has made
horses that can go single miles at speed
that even Robert Bonner thought impossi-
bio only "A fcW years ago. but none OF
these record horses probably could do
what the nvo-mle and repeat horses OF
Hiram and Isaac Woodrun's time said
ns.d 10 do, and so the grade OF the gem
tIeman's road horses has not improved
I'm any degree approaching the improve
ment that has been made by the track
trotter.
"Thero has been one great change with
in the last few years that has greatly
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AI.IX, TROTTING CHAMPION, zvs ~
hastily considered figures would be round
TO be under rather than over the iacis'
~ they could be known.
There's another point Of which you
mustn't lose sight. In the old days, al
though the Empire State was never fore
most as a breeding and training State
in the driving parks at Buffalo. Roches-
ter, Utica and Albany II possessed four
OF the most important links In the trot-
ting horses chief chain of tracks, the
Grand Circuit and then II was, there
fore. virtually within It's borders that the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07

Many hundred Cough Remedies" have
been introduced to the public during the
past half century. and have been lost
sight Of. Or, ID. Jayne's Expectorant,
years, Is to-day In the very front rank
ef family paadLins~~
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little strong. for II Is generally held tnat
the new sulkies are not more than three
or four seconds faster than the old ones
Bat there have been other Improvements
besides those In sulkies. The best tracks
are better than the best ones used 10 be,
the horses are better shod. there mas been
a reform IN the matter OF weights, and
50 on"
raAtssns HAVE IMPROVED
"Thon YOU hold that while there has
been a big Improvement IN horses. there
has been a sim greater advance In the
art Of fitting and driving them-in short
mat trainers have improved faster than
tho horsesy
"Wcl. yes. that's about the state OF
things. I should say. But ! ought TO
qualify that a little. The best horses
of the past were almost as good as those
Of the present. believe that under mod
crn conditions not only Maud 5. but
Dexter Lady Thorne, American Girl and
several others OF the old time monarchs
OF the harness turf would be In the same
class as the royalties OF to-day, but as
everyone knows. the number OF fast
lorses has iDt reascd enormously. or
trottors with a record OF 212 or better,
there were al the close OF 1894 about 75,
and the list Of 2;3O horses takes up more
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07

wofqlly out In
!. !. !. !. =. !: !. !.
q Il. their calculations,
~ .fFA the season Of 1875
l,-yr~, 4 ,efiAj VIII be- a great one
~ go 60 i Tor the harness
T~tNf@1s<sitT.. horse.
M&TAf - IN spite Of the
N[Dlh1DX-. hard times ana
Il WIZ ia spite OF the
obstacles In tho
shape Oh legal onactments and constilu-
tional amendments against pool selii's,
the entries for the coming tfottlns anu
pacing contests are larger than ever p.
fore in the history of these disuncuNey
American sports. and the wave OF Popu-
lar enthusiasm in their favor tha' .luoe
procedc successful year seems 20 nave
started unusually early and 70 De OF pine
nomcnal strength. The situation IS especial
- encouraging 10 tho devotees OF harness
contests in New York. for the entries lot
the August meeting at the fieetwcou
track number almost three hundred, by
ali odds the biggest list ever mace IN ire
or elsewhere. and there is more inter EST
IN trotting and pacing displayed amchg
New York hOrsemcn this spring than has
been shown since the good old days when
Vanderbilt. Bonner. Harper and the rest
OF them used every fine day 10 drive road
teams worth tens Of thousands or dollars
in friendly rivalry out on the Harlem
lane. At the recent horse sales I'm New
York several OF which / attended,
heard more talk about the trOtter and
the PAGER than about any other type Of
horse. and old siagers generally agree
that there could be no surer sign Of gem
oral interest I'm harness animals than
that.
From all over the country comes news
OF a similarly cheerful nature. The EN-
tries are large and the purses hung up are
unusually liberal at most or the parks.
From the training tracks of Kentucky
and California there is intelligence that
tho stars OF last season arc I'm exception
ally fine fettie. From the winter meet
ings Of the far South and the Pacific slope
the telegraph has already old Of tho low
cring Of some individual marks. and
though 70 is recognized that fractions are
as difficult 10 gain as whole seconds We're
"a few years ago. ~ seems to be the gen
eral impression that 20 viii be year Of
record breaking in the matter of time as
well as in popular support Of trottns
and pacing contests.
VIEWS on FAMOUS TRAINER AND DRIVER.
What I have said IS I'm effect the es-
seDce OF the talk at the recent sales {.
H. Nelson. .he owner Of the speedy stall
lion Nelson, cold Man" Bishop. the one
year less than octogenarian dealer. whose
passion for the trotter is and always
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fcssionals ar g
wofglly out In
their calculations,
the season Of 1896
VIII be a great one
Tor the harness
horse.
IN spite Of the
hard times ana
In spite Of the
obstacles In tne
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07

What / have said IS I'm effect the es-
eeuce OF the talk At the recent sales {.
H. Nelson. ,he owner Of the speedy stall
lion Nelson. cold Man" Bishop. the one
year less than octogenarian dealer whose
passion for the trottcr is and always
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NLrss the pro-
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16
The Jordan Valley Ball.

The uncertainty of good sleighinR to
the Valley prevented many people
from Silver and DeLamar from ENJOYING
what they well knew would be grand
event. The NUeoET, however kept its
promise and pro litiated the weather
clerk to the extent of having him pro-
vide few inches of snow from the foot
of the big hill down, and those who did
attend from here all say that the bail
was grand success both as to numbers
attending and in being most enjoy.
able party. The supper-well, the
best thing they saw about it is, that it
was one Of Mrs. Williams triumphs.
That is saying enough in it's praise, as
all will say who have sat down to one
of them. The best the valley people
were all there.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

a dozen or more fellows, intent or
having fun, learning that last Tuesday
put another milestone in the Journey
of George Ivors' life, paid that young
man visit at his BACHELORS cabin that
evening. Well, they did have Jolly
time. Finding plenty of Duffy, o. K,
billions blue ribbon, cigars there, they
proceeded to turn themselves loose.
They bad a banjo and fiddle and songs
and stories, galore. The best of all
was a bear story, related by Ivors him
self, under great difficulties and with
many Interruptions. He had TO back
up and take new start so often that he
finally took off his coat and ct on ton
Of the stove to finish it after several of
he boys had been pitched on. of the
ioor for interrupting him.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

The DeLamar Company has inst
completed the installment Of large
electric plant than it has formerly had,
and has placed arc Zig hts in front OIL
the hotel and near the mill, to which
two more will be added, one in the
wood yard and one on the street above
the NUGGET office. Lights will also be
furnished some of the business houses
in the upper town and, later on, prob
ably to the lower town. If any mining
company, anywhere, has done as much
in the way of constructing a inc hotel,
lodging houses. bath house, electric
lights, etc., for the use, comfort and
convenience of its employees and for
the business men of the camp as the
DeLamar Company has done, we have
failed to receive a report of the same.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Mr.. Charles S. Doan, who was in De-
Lamar several days, and left here last
Sunday, has accepted proposition to
JOIN the DeLamar Commercial Com pany
which is to be recognized March /,
with Mr.. Dosn in the management.
considerable new capital will be put In
Che company and its business will be
greatly improved and enlarged.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

There is good deal of rot in the pre- Sc
dispatches Of a week ago, about Captain
DeLamar selling out his stock in the
DeLamsr Company, and the figures
given in the dispatches are purely
imaginary. The fact is that DrLamar
had parted with considerable of his
stock some time ago, and about three
months ago gave English and French
capitalists an option, at the then cur
rent figures, on a large number of
shares still in his possession. receiving
for the option very handsome cash
bonus. The parties have purchased
under the option, and that is all there
is of the big sensation. The stock is
now more widely scattered, b ing diyid-
ed amongst English, French, Belgian
and American investors, with it's prin-
cipal active market in London, It ia
now likely to become livelier stock on
The exchanges, because no one person
1ow has sufficient number of shares
o hold as menace against speculation. |
however, the monotonous regularity of
he profits shown in the monthly re-
'orts and the assurance of regular diyi-
lends does not make the shares favor
te among brokers They are too steady
q their assured value.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Thanks to D. M. Ferry & Co., the
great Michigan seed men, for valuable
package of flower and garden seeds.
We don't raise garden "sass'' in these
mountains but we have friends in the
fertile valleys who know how to appre-
ciate them.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Mrs. Sam Whittenburg had the mis-
fortune to slip and fall on the ice, last
Sunday, causing fracture of one of her
wrists. DR.. Plummer reduced the frac-
ture and the patient is getting along
nicely.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Mr.. Campbell has received note
from Fred Cove at their placer mines
on the Middle Boise, stating that Ed.
Roberts has entirely recovered from his
illness. That is lonely place up there
in the winter and Eds many friends
here will be very glad to hear this news.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

The small kid, known in the lower
town as the "gutter snipe," was thrown
from q horse yesterday and his collar
bone broken. A year or more ago the
same kid bad his arm broken by being
run oyer by team. Later on he had
q finger amputated.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Mat MARI is keeping his stock of foot
wear right up to date. He has just re-
eeived large invoice of the Brown
Shoe Company's best make of mems
fine shoes. Call upon him and see
them.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Our people will regret 10 learn thai
Mr.. George B. Campbell has sold hi.
residence in DeLamar and proposes Ia
leave here about March first. He will
take his family to Boise and he will put
in the summer with Messrs. Hogan.
Cove and Roberts working their placer
mines upon the Middle Boise river.
Mr., Campbell being interested with
them and other in those promising
properties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell may fairly be
counted among the older residents of
DeLamar, having resided here almost
since the town was started, and they
can count their friends here BY the
number of people worth knowing; and
it will be with the sincere regrets of
their friends that they will take their
leave. The marks of Georges scratch
awl and broad axe are upon nearly
every piece oftimberS ptin the DeLamar
mines for the past four years, and he
has the reputation of being lust as
square as any square set of tim bers in |
the mine.
Mr. Charles Forney was the purchaser
of Mr.. Campbells house, and as he
bought the premises furnished and has
announced that he is going to be absent
Tor fortnight, our readers can put
.hese two facts together and draw their
OWN conclusions but it looks to us verv
much as if Charley we're going to give
lis many bachelor friends an example
md cold shake. All right Charley,
We commend your Judgment.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Ed. Wildes, DeLamar's most active
dealer in real estate, has sold his two
houses on Troublesome Flat to George
Turcott. The latter gentleman will re-
move them to some other locality
later on.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

DsLamar residents can have pure
milk delivered every other day during
the winter, by Frank Swisher, at fifty
cents gallon. Give him your order.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16

Ellington, who killed man named
Briggs, in Boise City, some two months
ago, has been convicted of murder in
in the first degree.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-02-16
Grand Reception at the De-
Lamar Hotel.
To Be Given Thursday Night Feb. 81.

One year ago New Years day, invita-,
tons has been sent out by Captain
Hummer, inviting all the best people
in the town aud neighboring settle.
ments to attend reception and ball to
be given by the DeLamar Mining Com
panf. AS We all RENE I'M Der, this grand
party did not come off because the
hotel was destroyed by re few hours
before the time fixed. Shortly after
wards Captain Plummer told the NUaeET
that the party should come off as soon
as the proper accommodations could be
provided, and in keeping with that
promise be has fixed upon next Thurs.
day night for il. The uncertainty of
the weather has compelled him to make
the notice of the time shorter than he
Otherwise would have liked, but he
hopes that all who are invited will find
1t convenient to attend notwithsts nd
ing the shortness of the notice.
Invitations have been sent ont yery
generally, to Silver City, Jordan Valley
and the families living in the neighbor
hood. The employees and attaches of
the company and their families will all
De included in one general invitation
without special cards and are all cor
daily to be welcomed. Only those of
questionable reputation will be ex
Guided
Every effort will be made to make
this an enjoyable affair. The entire
hotel will be thrown open; refresh
u eDts will be provided; good orches-
ia will be employed and floor manag-
srs will see that the dancing, for which
he larger dining room will be arranged
will run smoothly
This will undoubtedly be the social
vent of the year for our camp, and
hose receiving invitations who fail TO
ttend, will miss rare and ENJOYABLE
reat.
1t is the boast of this camp that at no
Their mining camp in the country
7here the operations are SO nearly all
nder single management, are such
ompletely equipped arrangements for
OF only employees but for the public at
lrge, and every person living here will
Ike an especial pride ia the success of
us reception so generously given by
le DeLamar Company.