The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-05

! denly TO the front rank as did this re-
| markable young mare. Prior TO her
entry into the select company at the
| Forest City Miss Jennings had but one
victory to her credit and with it a rec
ord Of 2:221s. This was secured at Brad
| ford, Pa. in contest Of six heats.
| Charles H. Jennings, breeder, who has
| a stock farm at Queenstown. in the
Keystone state, owned the fly up to
| that time, having purchased her when
she was years old. He discovered
| this valuable prize in Connersville. Ten
eeness shewa hsfoaled;nee. goBaget
nessee, where she was foaled m 1892,
| the property Of a local magnate com
| monty known as Squire MCGOWAN. Be
ing greatly taken with this racy look
ing colt, the northern fancier bought
her dam as well. The latter. mare Of
some quality, was got by High Private,
son of the noted Volunteer. the sire
of great family of race winners. in
Guiding st. Julien. the champion trot-
ter Of his day. Beyond this relation
ship to the game cock son of Rysdyk's
Hambl etonian elltrtog itnhion etaoin
Hambietonian little or nothing is
known regarding the blood lines OF the
dam OF Miss Jennings. and she does not
even possess a distinctive name.
The sire of this latest sensation at the
lateral gait Is McEwen. stoutly bred
horse with a trotting record Of 2:1SX.
He was prominent in the summer cir
cult Of 1889 as a 4-year-old and con-
temporary of such cracks as Prince
Regent and Pamlico. McEwen traces
directly TO Harold the sire OF Maud S..
through McCurdy's Hambletonian, and
his dam is the noted producer Mary NJ,
by Barsinger. From her the pacing in
stinct that Miss Jennings possesses Is
doubtless inherited. as Annie w, an
other daughter of Mary NJ. Is the dam
OF Annanias. the best 2-year-old PAGER
out last season.
While mares and fillies have always
been prominent among trotters. few Of
that sex have been in the first flight
OF PAGERS. Since the day when the "big
four OF the Grand Circuit included
Matte Hunter. Buffalo Girl, Lucy and
Sweetzer, the open class for side wheel
ers has been practically mopopolized
by the stations and geldings. 1t was
six years after Johnson had set the
pacing record at 2:10 that a mare reach
ed that goa1 at the lateral gait, and
Cricket's performance In 1889 remained |
by her kind until the bicycle |
sulky enabled vinette to score 2:091.. |
That was in 1892, and May Marshall |
improved this by a second the follow |
ing year. But for her untimely death |
the mares might have better showing,
for NJ. z. McHenry, who brought out |
this exceptionally fast young PAGER, |
could have given her a much faster |
mark in 1898 but preferred to let her |
eligible in the 2:09 class Be |
fore another season came around May |
Marshall had gone the way OF all horse |
flesh, and there has been nothing to |
take her place as a campaigner until |
this year. Now there are at least two |
mares Of a high class In Lottie Lorine. |
with three consecutive victories TO her |
credit in as many weeks in the faster
pacing events, and Miss Jennings, who |
Is easily the best Of the new Corners.
After three weeks in the regular line
that has been followed for three years
the new rout OF tn midsummer tour
takes the Grand Circuit cawalcade to
Column bus. o., for the first time. The
capital of the Buckeye state has taken
a prominent part in harness racing
since an excellent track was opened
there in 1892. For its debut in the Grand
Circuit the Columbus association has
received splendid support from the
the list of entries for the five
lays footing up nearly $50 names in the
sixteen classes. ven the faster events
lave an unusually large number of cam
lateS. The 2:16 trot with q and the
IA pace with 26 striking examples of
he liberal patronage extended 10 this
Meeting. ven so heavy a handicap as
:o9 for PAGERS has not prevented IS ,
leet campaigners from being engaged ;
n that event.
Lortie Lorine IS the best OF these on ,
'ublic form, and was sent from C1eve-
and last Friday in order to be In good
eason for her next race, which IS down
or Tuesday afternoon. Besides the
elds she defeated earlier in the circuit,
he Kentucky mare will have the con-
erted trotter, B. B. p, and the speedy
Gliding. Jo-He. to oppose her at Column
us. The free-for-all trotters who had
o opportunities at any of the three
MEETINGS last month will make their
rst appearance on Wednesday, Eight
amous flyers are named for this. the
tar of the lot being Beuzetta. sFan-
asy has faster record than the other
lare, but made 1t against time. While
'euzetta earned her 2:06& IN the fourth
eat of a race. Except against the more
ratured AZote. she was unbeaten at
nd 4 years. so that her first appear
nee as a 5-year-old possesses the great
: interest.
There is a diversity Of opinion about =
lie mares present form: she has been
andled in such a diplomatic fashion
nat only those who know the secre- I
the Hiiok stable can ten whether
le change Of trainers and the winter
California have benefited Beuzetta,
Ter contemporary. Onoqua, whom she /.
afeated ct Detroit on the one occasion :
hen they met last year. is now one
ice ahead of her, as she started in the :
90 trot at Cleveland last Thursday
hough not IN shape TO carry her speed,
noqua has the same lightning brush
rat made her reputation as a FLY
More than one good judge has express,
the opinion that she will be a stunb- .
ng block to Beuzetta this season, but
sst is purely speculation UP TO the pres
II. William Penn. the fastest trotting
allion out last year, Is also down 20
Ike part IN the free for all at Column
IA on Wednesday. He scored 2:07X
Detroit last season. but was so badly
sndled that he did not win one OF his
Ices through the Grand Circuit With
acey. the Kentucky trainer, who gave n
euzetta her education. for his tutor.
IS expected that William Penn will
We A better account OF himself in the
'esent campaign. Fantasy. Lord Gin Z
n. Hulda- Trevillian and Dan [upfd | y
. also named for this open event. but | Ii
e honors viii doubtless be divided ! Il
nong the trio previously mentioned. 4
There Is = 2ID9 trsot FOR the sama dav | q
which Lord Clinton. Trevillian and | a
an Cupid are also entered. and as TIE
l'iaa IL in the same stable with Fan !,
sy he VIII probably seek the slower .