The herald., 1897-02-22
to 1% miles having decreased about one

offff ~
to ~ miles having decreased about one
third.
Probably the most astonishing fact
disclosed is that there were only little
over one-fourth of the number of races
run in England last year that there were
in the United States, the total number
ing 1853.
1t may be many years before there
will be another thoroughbred horse that,
like Ormonde, sells for $150,000 or an
other trotting-bred stallion like Arion,
sells for $125,000, or another dam of trot-
ters, like Alma Mater, that sells for $16,-
600, but, writes A. A. Austin in the Bos-
ton Herald, so long as the earning ca
pacity of the American trotter is one
half what it Is at present the trotting
horse will be bred and sold at prices in
accordance with individual worth. The
last year was not an over-prosperous
one for the light-harness horse, yet the
sons and daughters of only seven stall
lions won during the season the neat sum
OF S136.435. During public sale of trot-
ting stock in New York a few days ago.
twelve head consigned by a Michigan
tarm sold at an average of $469 An
other breeder who had ten head in the
tire sale of over 300 head averaged s243.
1t would be difficult to get together 300
head of other animals, from white mice
TO shorthorns, that could be sold for
$72,900
The five fastest miles that have been
trotted are credited to 6-year-old per-
formers, says The Horseman Despite
the fact that more of the 2:1O trotters
nave taken their best records at years
than at any other age, the complete list
OF all miles trotted in 2:10 and better.
showing the age of each trotter at the
time OF the performance, furnishes am
pie evidence that it, Is at, years of age
that trotter is at the high tide of pos
slpility. Not alone IS this shown by the
fact that the five fastest miles on record
at the diagonal gait were negotiated at
that age. but by the preponderance Of
6-year-old performances all through the
records of the best miles both in races
and against time for more than half the
distance from the present worlds record
to the 2:10 line. There have been thir-
ty-eight miles trotted from 2:03% to 2:07
twenty of these are credited to trotters
6 years old as against seven for those
years old, two for those of years, four
for those of years I'D five for those of
8 years More miles have therefore
been trotted in races and against time
In 2:07 and better by 6-year- -olds than
by trotters of all others ages combined
This is evidence sufficient to satisfy the
most skeptical still the additional state
ment may be made that nine more win
ming heats In races in 2:10 and better are
credited to 6-year-old trotters than to
those of any other age, and eleven more
miles in 2:1o and better against time
than those of any other age.
Lissak. the great son of imp. Loyal
ist, out of imp. Capability, has been re-
tired to the LeonatuS stud, although he
is but years old. His retirement is
mainly due to an accident which he sus-
tanned in 1895, which threw him out of
training and which deprived the turf OF
one of its best 3-year-olds. He is the
winner of the worlds fair stakes, the
Flatbush stakes, the Saratoga stakes
the Melbourne stakes, the Palo Alto
handicap, the Spreckels handicap. the
international Derby, the Liberty stakes
and other events. His most creditable
performances are: "At five furlongs.
with 12S pounds up, in 1:01; five and a
half furlongs, in 1:0S; seven furlongs, in
1:29; mile in 1:421s. mile and a sixteenth
in 1:4S1s, one ard a quarter miles, with
127 pounds up, in 2:oS. and mile and
half in 2:351s."
Mckinney is at Ranlett's, near the en-
trance of Oakland race track and is the
center of attraction. He is looking we'll
and is as lively as 2year-old. This
horse has left many fine colts and hllies
in Los Angeles county. There is Nc
Kinney 3-year-old filly out of mare by
Christmas, son of Santa Claus, owned
byf VIM. Rourke of San Bernardino that
is more promising than Zombro was
when he was her age and had the same
handling.
Sable Wilkes 2:1S, was the champion
3-year-old and got the champion year.
ling, Freedom, first at that age to enter
the 2:30 list. At years old Sable
Wilkes had ten trotters in the 2:30 list,
and held the strongest trotting repre-
sentation of any sire of his age. Never
theless favoritism was always shown
his sire, who stood in same stud. Never
Goldsmith used to say that he never
trained horses that came to their speed
with so little work as the get Of Sable
Wilkes.
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