Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
Mr.. C. X. @. BILLIN0S' GRAND
MORSE.


news In the country. ana the most In.
tcipsting articles on hOrsemcn for the
Chicago Daily News. favored the pub.
lie with the following In that paper on
Wednesday Of this week:
! got wind of u matinee rehearsal at
Washington Park yesterday by Messrs.
4. X. q. Billings ana his master Of
horse. John Tucker. No went out to see
the performance. II was Intensely hot,
but I found the boys hitching the
horses on my arrival after noon.
Mr.. Billings drove the gray mare MI.
nervn AMI MIR. Tucker teamed Jennie
X. while Mr.. Gregory and myself act
al rs timers ut the wire. They didn't
waste any time In scoring and got away
we'll together the third time down.
Jennie X. drew the pole ana the gray
mare was taken way wide Of her going
way. as Mr.. Billings thought she would
20 steadler than ~ the second. horse
place.
They were mt the quarter In 34Ii sec.
onds. u 2:l7 clip: then up the back
stretch terrific clip. the bay mare
seemingly unable to head the swift.
gated gray. The half was 1907, Mr..
Billings talking Minerva back. He now
went In next the pole and round the
turn eascd his mare 40 us to stall of
any rush his other mare might make
going home. The three-Iuarters mot
tagged was by our watches 1:41la. On
the stretch Jennie Il. couldn't get to MI.
ncrvn AMI Mr.. Billings let his mare
wait for her till we called to him to
drive II out. From the dra wgatc home
he spoke to her several times but did
not TAP her, yet she sailed by the score
at 2:lO shot, the mile being 2:l5a,.
Jennie X. was not timed, hut was three
lengths back.
This IL In every way u wonderful
mile. Mr.. Billings drove Minerva some
on the road to sleigh last winter, hut
beyond seeing her work this season
once or twice. knew comparatively lit
tie about her, rs Mr.. Tucker has train.
al her from the beginning--and has
done II well. too. II was the first time
Mr.. Billings had sat behind her since
winter ana the fastest trial she ever
trOrted. Had he let her finish she
could have trOtted In OLA or u shade
better. II II difficult to Ind u better.
gnited one than Minerva II at present.
Mr.. Tucker having accomplished much
In the way Of balancing her. az ut first
when she was speeded she formed u
habit Of padding.
TIL" few at the track ~ the time came
~ quickly rs the heat would allow to
lind how fast that first half was" and
"wha, was the mile:" Mr.. Billings
was the recipient of much favOrabl.
comment. as he placed his mare where
he fcl; she could 90 without throwing
II W She Is rather hard mouthed and
II takes n capable relnsman to drive
such thar kind Of a mile.
After cooling out the mares We're sent
n repeat ana Mr.. Tucker said that he
expected Jennie X. to he the better of
the two this mile. rs the fast mile was
something Minerva wasn't exactly key
rd NJ to do. They went the repeat
somewhat differently.
Jennie *. was out in front going
away and Minerva was taken back the
,irst half. The Plallas mare was good
ibis mile ana trottcd it without mis-
take in 2:lGiti. Minerals time 2:1S. on
the stretch il was grand sight, for
when Mr.. Billings brought the gray
mare alongside Jennie Il. made II very
interesting. disclaiming all intentions
of being termed u back number. They
finished nose ana nose at the wire.
The fractions on the gray mare (which
timed were: Quarter, 1864; half,
l;1Oh: three-luarters probably little
on. ;4.',: mile. 2:ls. Jennie n. went
~ follows: Quarter, 35H,; half, 1:Oo;
rhree-luarters. l:i3E, ana mile, 2:1Gjl.
Jennie KS record Is but lille faster
.:I,i.. They will moi campaign her
again. as she Il such n fayorl'e with
her owner. BY the way, when Mr.. Bill
lngs purchased Jennie X. ] went to
- GT' on her for friend, but stopped
when know-lt-all whispered in my
ear that II was unsafe 10 road her.
see her frequently out on the streets
open bride and no chcck-rcin. hitchel
10 n Goddard. doing Mr.. Billings bust
ness driving They evidently have
made her over pretty thoroughly.
4 few words as 10 Minerva. II regret
hcr name, as there Ii one with n record
If 2:ls by her grandslre) She Is >
years old, sired by Medonias (slre of