Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-16
Rorse Department.
Observation-Disclosures Trotters.

1t is gratifying to the friends of the
Morgans to know that some of the
largest money winners in Austria the
past season were direct descendants in
the paternal line of Gen. Knox and
Daniel Lambert. The American trainer,
George Bodimer, who campaigned
trotters in Austria the past season, and
recently came to America on visit, was
recently interviewed In regard to the
merits of the different horses In that
county. Some of his statements pub
lished in the Horse World were as
follows:
In answer to a query as to which of
the three stations, Athano (2.l0), Que
Allen (2.09a) or Col. Kuser GID, was
regarded as the best race horse in
Austria said: "Kuser has proved him
self the greatest of the three in long
distance races, the fact that he OCCASION
ally makes skip which rests him
enabling him to maintain the clip for
two miles, but | think AthanO the great
est of the three, and he won nearly as
much money as Kuser. He stays on a
troC all the time, and is a good, game
horse. If the races were mile heats,
two in three, Que Allen could beat both,
but he cannot maintain the clip for
$500 meters, the usual distance, or
about II miles. | believe Kuser won
something over $1,000, while Athano
follows close with over $4,000 to his
credit"
When asked as to the horses in his
own stable Mr.. Bodmer replied: 1.-THE
largest winner | had last season was the
three-year-ol old colt Basel, owned by
Herr Hauser. Blasel was bred in this
country, but was foaled in Austria, and
is by Warren, out of mare called
Brown Bess. He started in two or three
races in the spring, but was disqualified,
and when l engaged with Herr Hauser
took the colt In charge.
SAT that time he wore so much weight
that it was but a question of a short
time before he would break down. In
all, he carried ~ ounces on each foot. a
20.ounce shoe, a six-ounce toe weight,
with heavy rolls and loaded quarter
boots. cut this weight down at once,
and finally trOtted him with simply an
elght-ounce shoe. During the season
started him 10 times, won four firsts and
a portion of the money in every race.
"His greatest victory was in the presi-
dents prize, a futurity for three year
olds, an annual event, which pays $1,000
to the first horse and gold medal worth
5000 to the owner of the winner. In
this race Blasel was rank outsider, and
beat the best three year Odds in Austria
with 70-to-one shot. He's great colt,
and as he is eligible to the trotting
Derby of next season, the richest prize
of the Austrian turf, | look for him to
be big winner in 1899. Basel was the
biggest winner among the three year
Odds this year, winning in all $5265."
Mr.. Bodimer was very successful in
his years work, winning about $4,000
during the season. The Buffalo trainer
is under engagement to drive the horses
of Herr Leopold Hauser next year, and
while on his visit home he will buy few
good trotters for that gentleman. He
says harness racing is very popular in
Austria, and that the breeding of trotters
is attracting a great deal of attention.
The breeding of Col Kuser, the largest
money winner In Austria, is excellent,
but would not at the present time be con-
sdered fashionable. His sire, Stranger,
was by Gen. Washington, son of the
once popular Maine stallion Gen. Knox
(2:3l4), an inbred Morgan. The dam of
Gen. Washington, however, was the
famous trotter Lady Thorn Gasp, and
that of Stranger the world-renOwned
worlds champion trOtter Goldsmith Maid
(2:l4), by Alexander's Abdallah.
The dam of Col. Kuser was Inez, by
Jay Gould (2;2ld), and his second dam
was Western Girl q :27), by Richards
Bellfounder. The latter was not a
descendant of imported Belfounder, as
would naturally be inferred from his
name. His sire, Hungerford's Butcher,
a thoroughbred son of Duroc, and his
dam was claimed to be by Mambrno, the
thoroughbred son of imported Messen-
ger, that got Abdallah, Mambrino Pay
master, Almack, etc. Col. Kuser I'M
doubtedly inherited his disposition to
skip occasionally from his sire's dam.
Those who have seen Goldsmith Maid
trot will doubtless remember how handy
she was at that game.
Warren, sire of Basel the greatest
money winning three-year-old trotter in
Austria last year, was by Aristos q :27i)
and had record of 2:20f. Warren was
owned by the late William Pickhard of
New York city, who had quite an extern
sive horse-breeding establishment at
Schroon Lake, N. Y. The dam of War
rem was by Black Diamond, son of
Superb, by Ethan Allen @ :25A) Horse
Breeders Gazette.