New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
GOSSIP OF THE TROTTERS.
DIRECTLY'S CHAMPION THREE-YEAN-
OLD RECORD REJECTED.
ELLARD 2oo'.. GOES 10 crHMANY-AMERicAN
TROTTERs WINNING ON EUROPEAN TRACKS.

ELLARD. 2oo'. GOES 10 Observation-Disclosures
TRoTTEHs WINNING oX EUROPEAN TRACKS.
when the grea. colt Directly paced a mile in
207i. Fresno. Cal. last february he lowered tho
best time on record for three car-ods by nearly
three seconds. Whrlgig's ?lo being tho fastest
mark mole by a PAGER 81 Ike axe prior 10
Drecilys performance The Fresno exhibition took
place a, an advertised meeting. and the correctness
o! the time announced was never questioned. Every
body IT, the horse world supposed that the time
made was 4 record. bu, +, is now announced that
the American Troitng Register Association In Chi-
cleo. publishers Of VILLAGES Year Book OF Tro;-
ting and Pacing. has rejected The pcrf1 "a
irregular the ground that the Fresno meeting
was not held under the auspice. OF ether the Ma
tlonal or American Trotiins Association As neither
Of the turf organizations ha' any hand in selecting
the Judges or timers at meetings given b. th'r
members herscmon DO not readily see Why records
made at such meetings should bc accepted. while
all performances taking plac" NJ Independent meet
ings are dlsc1el.;cI ON similar technlcalitics the
Register Association rejected the champion stallion
record made by T. II. Ilarrman's famous hofs"
STEAMBOAT In 1892. ami IN 81. Of the Ollie al pnbca-
tions Of the association his record appears a. I'll,
although the son Of Sultan troted three or four
weouthentcaicd miles faster thah 2lo at the
stockton cali meeting IN 1892. and closed the sea
son by stepping heat In 2O7is In the same way
the harness record OF Guy 209".. and the same troi
tcrs champion record 81 e.lS 20 wagon wer" boih
rejected although made IN the presence Of 1900
persons az the Detroit Grand Circuit meeting ana
timed by tho regularly appointed officials Aloi 'h"Se
,.corls are accre Iiicd by turfnen and turf publ
,,,on, generally and Dir,c;ll's mark OF 207'. VIII
doub.Iess have universal credit outIidc Of the Year
Book
HARNESS RACING ABROAD.
r1ornoss racing In Europe is rapidly becoming
an ,mnortant sport Some OF the purses offered at
Russian meetings. which arc under Government
patrona GO and supervision, now exceed IN Naiuc any
Of tho American contests except the hentucky
Euturitv and several American trotters abroad
have won more money during the last year than
ho,,,.s Of euual class were able TO win on HON"
tricks The chestnut stallion Bell Wcthcf. 2:l''4.
bv Viking that J. S. Brown. Westerly H. J.. took
IN Vienna in l.9 won $3.50, Austrian tracks in
lSg5 Blue Bells. 2:ls4, the black mare by quarter
master which raised by $ II. Rumble. OF Dan
bury Conn, and campa!gncd on Eastern tracks by
John T. Turner won $GlJO in Austria and Hun
gary: Quartcrstretch. the son Of Quartermaster.
who took a record Of 2lj at Fleetwood In lA9i.
captured 81 800 this year at the meetings around
Vienna and the old hor2c SpoNord. PISA, raised 3y
J. b. Houston. of Ncw-YCrk, earned $.20l al
though he IS now sixteen years old. Archie Shcr
man 2:29i, another Ncw-York horse, 1926.
and Valkyr, who made her record OF 2I93. In
Wisconsin In 1855, and Eddie Hayes. 2:2iiz one Of
Bob Kneob's collection. were also good winners on
Austrian and Italian tracks. In Italy, whcre the
American trOttcr was introduced more IMAM Ten
years ago "A native threc-year-old colt called
Caspio by the old time Grand Circuit winner. At
lantic 2:2 heads the list Of money winners with
sG0s5 to his credit Matte H.. 21li. cast-on from
Monroe Sasbury's stable. won 1880 on Italian
tracks. and a good deal more in Russia. When 1t
IS remembered that the great mare Beuzetta 2o6f..
only $500 In this country last year. and that
good ones Onoqua. 2:OS4: William Penn
2:O7i4: Lockhear eoS'. Lcsa wilkes. 200: Ryiand
T. 2O73.. and Fantasy POO earned "A good deal less
idea be had OF what Europe Is doing In the |
way of prizes for troiters.
At the winter trotng meeting in st. Peters |
burg $4,000 was distributed among the trot-
bred horse is worth s2 lco All rae races are, Of
sSky on into % s Speeding scshs have
been discarded, the rubber wheels being faster.
ported from this country was aent to Hamburg re-
Gently. The animal Is Ellard. 291.. owned by i. |
trainer for Mr. Brcker, took the noted trot;er |
abroad. Leonard will probably campaign him In |
sold. Ellard is eight years or and is one OF tho |
best looking and most substantial tro,tIng stall
lard, Cummingsyllle. Mass. and Is son OF |
Charley Wilkes, 2:2l'.. who was BY Fed Wilkes the
The horse appeared frst on the turf In 1891, VIM
as sd sm 6 record Sca Of ana "a drove
him to lourIyeai-od record Of 2:lss. at lndepen,
and he has since then been trained by the famous
driver Of Dexter. Goldsmith Maid and Nancy |
1894 EllarG forced Eyand T. out in 2:07s. then the
fastest tine ever made In a race; and inv weeks
s by ro ss a, s[e a c ne asns hf s9
Penn and Dandy Jim
Luke Burke. ,hse newly elected treasurer Of the
his stable OF ;rotierS at w. t. Fas!g 1 co.'s saie
champion "Ha FSFs 5S% 'nf & Sa
the good mares Memorial. 22;,s. and Tootse A.,
In her work at Buifalo IN 1894 Burke thought SO