The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
WITH TROTTER ANDPACER.
BRIoBr OUTLOOK FOR THE DAILY
HARRIMAN SHEEPsTlREs.

III WI OoA
HARRIMAN sHEEPsTAREs.
Colt Races which May Rival che Keutuosy
Futurity cvssd Circuit Changes Ed
-. Hedges VIII Manage che Gieps Falls
Meeting-ouy wilkes e.d Hts BreedinE.
The tv o match or sweepstakes rscee arranged
last week between Marcus Daily and 4. II.
Hartman have occasioned moro talk among
metropolitan horsemen than any other turf
events OF the coming season. The belief 10
general that several wealthy breeders viii take
advantage of the invitation of Hartman and
Daily 10 enter their crack three-year-olds and
two-year-olds ana that tho historic old trot-
ting track at Goshen viii DO tho scene Of two
colt races next August r~ivalling tho arest
Kentucky Futurlty in the value Of the stakes
and the quality Of The starters. Tho entrance
fee Of $4,000. play or pay, will operate TO imi
the field In each race to colts Of the highest
class only, but the owners Of such youngsters
are usually on tho lookout for all opportunities
TO trot for big stakos, and turfmen Will no
doubt be surprised II nearly all Of the good ones
do not get together on this occasion.
On the public form of last year ID. A. Smells
young trotter Jupe, with his unequalled race
record OF 2i13N as q two-year-old. would seem
TO have q MORTGAGE on the race for thrce-ycar.
olds. II frequently happens. however. that q
phenomenal two-year-old Ia q commonplace
three-year-old, or that he fails 10 stand train
Ing. and the prospect Of finding Jupe among
the entries is not likely TO brighten way such
cracks as Preston. Fanny Foley, George Starts
Dircctor-winnifrcd colt, or half q dozen others
that could DO named. Orange county horse.
men think their local trainer. w. p. Trimblo
OF Newbureh. has in Uncle Joel q three-year-
old that will DO q factor in the big race at
IL II = - nj - a..
sweepstakes, and is owned by A. NJ. Halves
Of this city. Great stories are told about the
private performances OF thi. youngster last
fall.
Tho makeup Of tho Grand Circuit for 1897,
as arranged at tho stewards meeting at De-
.roit last week. leaves Cleveland tho only track
shich was q member OF tho ORIGINAL circuit.
The Edwin Forrest job and other scandals
field dropped out OF limo when poolselling was
stopped, by tho local authorities. HARTFORD
followed suit after one years attempt to hold
ena. tod. In Connecticut In 1894. Til gates
OF tho Rochester track, which had been on tho
when the constitutional amendment and the
present ra ling laws in this State took effect.
Buffalo. the Oldest and at one time he strongest
member or the Grand Circuit, struggled against
adverse legislation for two years only 20 DO
wiped out,1ast fall by u series OF disastrous
Park eIespt the course ITSELF ana the fences.
Bufralo's place in the circuit Is to DO flled
this year by Glens Falls. q town Of about ~
forth OF Saratoga II 10 we'll known that the
regulation mile track there Is one OF the fast
est est t h ! rss. ]G r.sosa 10; john nse.1 r. .. e: s,oi{. 6 aay tsi.
persons saw the ,oStest Sb.tweea Gentry and
ting Horse Breeders Association. under whose
auspices tho Grand Circuit meeting At Glens
Falls will DO held, has been. one Of tho most
nFlaRnrnnA nrRnnIraffnna nf tvS hind In thu
Ed. 8. Hedges. former Secretary Of the Driv-
northern Now York breeders to solicit entries
and act AZ Secretary Of the meeting. Tho stake
programme, which will be announced within q
York or any. Of the larger cities in the Grand
Circuit. 1t 10 reported that w. j. Andrews,
S %ao "a dr S,eo 9ohn nI H Gen Gentry to ais of nT.a. RE- rsS,
this year. Z. X. Bovine. who now has charge
OF the King Of PAGERS, may also take his two.
the, opening Of the campaign. Bovine will
probably move from winter quarters At Somer-
vile 70 Fleetwood about April /. and after q
few weeks there to Jacob Ruppert's Hudson
River Driving PerS at Poughkeepsic, and
The event OF the week in local horse circles
Guy Wilkes. casa. by George Wilkes.
at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. As
speed Guy .wiike. leads all other stations.
Eleven OF his get have records OF 2:l5 or bet
ttT. ana MS OHsDring won Dre money during
he -four years prior TO 1896 than the get Of any
other %trotting sire. The horse Is now eighteen
years old. nut no Is well preserved. The bi cod
Inv or Guy. Wilkes Is Interesting TO old-timo
New York horsemen. When tho High Bridge
was building across tho Harlem River about
forty-nve years ago, Capt. Roberts. one OF the
OF the work. had n t%rotting mare OF
unknown blood that was mistress Of theBloom-
ingdale. road. the grtat speeding ground for
New York ~trotters In those days. All old
fim5 road riders knew the Cant. Roberts
mare" In 1851 sho WAS bred tn Seoly's Ameri-
can Star. another horse that was once driven
on the rond in New. York. and she produced
turn was bred to Mambrino Patchen. tho
to Lady Thorn. 2:1s4. and produced
Lady Bunker. the dam OF Guy wilkes. a:l5I;
Mahdi. 2:25E. and William l.. tsire OF L
tell, 2:l2l. George Wilkes. and his dam be-
fore him, Dolly spanker. were both consplcu-
day. so that the appearance In the Garden OF
the great %trotting siro, who. traces back TO so
of these old-tlme road horses, will open
the noodgates OF memory TO men like Frank
Work. w. ii. Van Colt, and Charles II. Kerner,
LOUISVILLE. Feb. l4.-The Louisville Driving
any OF the events of its fall meeting until June |
j. This decision was reached at q conference
between Secretary Lindenbergsr and q number |
OF prominent horsemen. held At Lexington last
week. The postponement of the time 10 In q
measure . departure from the prevailing Gus
tom. but II 10 thought Il will DO . great deal bet |
ter TO place the time Of opening later In the sea-
son. when the horsemen will know what they
Lave In their strings TO depend on. A commit
tee has beon appointed by the association to AZ
bio stakes and purse: 70 be Offered; There viii
Direction. 2;0sH, by Director. has been pur-
chased from James 0glssby Of Kansas City for
tho owners OF tho Greenland Stud.