New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-13

lean Trottng Association. She now has by her sioe
a colt by the ex-champion of pacerdom. Direct
2:o5h
Since the days OF Pocahontas. moro than forty
years ago. no has held the worlds record for
PAGERS. This is a curious circumstance. in view OF
the fact that for many years the mares have
almost monopolized championship honors at the
trotting gait With the exception OF single DAY
in August 1884 when Jay -Eye-See snatched the
honors momentary from Maud s.. mares have he1
the trottng record continuously since 1879 Mau =.
2Oss.). Suno (2OSl4). Nancy Hanls COD ana AIN
(2:O32.) succeeding to the supremacy in the order
tistics OF harness racing is this: While no stallion
held the worlds record for trotters the ti!eu
SsGn and sts oe P Poer stand En AHEAD Of all
other PAGERS.
II is doubtful whether the record OF 2;llla. mace
by Hans McGregor at Philadelphia the other DAY
has ever been equaled in trotting race so carry
in the season. AS the Point Breeze course. over
which the mile was trotted. is VIGOROUSLY slow
horsemen look upon him coming trotter VINO
is likely TO cut a wide swath In the Grand CIRCUIT
TINS year od ,hn wa raised at Newton Kan
by J. r. Axtell. His sire, Black Hawk Mccregot,
1uno son BY q Ben son Of
was first campaigned In the Middle west IN lssC;
f tbis Mark To- lips. in race at louisville late in
ooober Hans McGresor IS entered in the FL IL
viii meet such flyers AlcidaMa (2iohl Tommy Tommy
rton G Marsare,a STIR m Heu I. b ei fTsf
trotter to make record Of 2l5 or better IN 1879
harsh decision recently rendered BY the BOARD
of Review Of the National Trottng Association VIII
keen r. A. FAIRBANKS fast trotting mare Margin
(2I7il), by Onward. off the turf this year In the
hands Of former owner this mare was caught
masquerading In the slow classes under nctltiohs
name at one Of the Long Island meetings last fa'
and was suspended. along with her owner 70
await the action of the Board OF Review Mr.
Fairbairn bought her while the matter was pend-
Although he In no sense TespOHsiDic iVI
her unlawful innings. the first thng he DID was 70
nav over to the treasurer OF the National Irotting
Association out OF his own pocket an amount eQuai
TO ali that the mare had won on her ringing TOUT
This money was accepted by the National 1Iotuhe
Association with the understanding that Margin
should be reinstated, and she was renstated alteI.
ward winning several races for her new owner. AZ
the November meeting OF the Board OF review;
however. the sentence Of expulsion pronounced
against the persons instrumental In ringing Ma.kh
was extended TO the mare herself MISUNDERSTANDING
the fact that the National Trotting Association mao
accepted and still retained the money OF MI. fait-
the ringing affair. This decision caused great
deal of criticism at the time II was rendered and
Mr. Fairbairn expecting that would De reVcrseo
al the MAY meeting of the Board placed Margin IN
the hands of f. r. Bovine. TO be trained ana cam
naiened Now that the turf court has DECIDED 10
exclude Margin. this valuable trotter Is rendered
worthers for racing purposes. and she mas peeH
returned 10 her owner. The friends or MI. ralI-
harm who is a wel-known Wall Street man, thnk
that he has been treated most un)ustly py 'he
National Trotting Association