The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06
THE PAGERS ARE STAYERS.
THEY KEEP UP HIG SPEED In
THE FASTEST RACES ON RECORD.
Oid.Time Tyre Inproved In Conformation. Acc
tiou. ana Endurnsco-star PeinteF's oreat-
e.t RaSe-The Fastest Fourth HEAT Contest
won By Robert J.-ElreodinE or vvinnere.

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inc controversy recently sVarIeu IN norso
Woriu respectins tno relativo Stsnniha y, eno
american trotter ana the hnehsn tnorousnoIeu
mas drought inc ADMIRERS OIL tne psoe, " u
'front.' WIN u claim tnat inc ohceuespisou e"o,
Whoeicr bas STOUT anu US solno "s nv
inc norso k'nu. EVERY oiu'.'no I ooniv
wnon tno very worn PAGER was oou,e
10 "syhohSm . Soi'ncss' or iaoN Vi ~"
anu onu"renoe' ihero "oro many hoI~ul "a
eopt'ohs' ouI paeerS III kehor"' mofo NJ
s"hy teR"rueu 10 hon'stayers' AZ paS .mn.
'IoI.cr vas " oohNcrteu p"ooF vi 'wS
~ h" u pacing orose oioSo up /"
pcuiRree Wss alnoS' eaui.alon' 10 Saying Una.
ne couio neltner go a distance nor repeat II
iowereo lie market Vaiue materiaiy ~ oven
Inhueneeu 'uo oe''i"k III i'iu' noa,o'
'ho pa'of VI h"U pofiou' no"0Nof' =. 'eo"'
uiheren. Il irun' u a.erersai'eu "athoes
y .ou"y, M pou,s,oo sonoi"is .."'.o
e'taisnI W q. "ooue' - ~
was neiro" ~ u ,oioaanu' ,. ,sne niu'
'fo w 1872 N"p'
u"u n'nu pa.'e re sou "",
shuniinR' I. pronouneou s""y.hs W
u oouy I'm s.uo ply "ns ~ tnu'
"ouink W ~ hanu.'apo "'''''i' y
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WIN u v II .rou.'ns.pteu "
TINS olo-time type mas nearly disappeared from
the turf More than W per cent. OF the winners
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trotters' tracing IN nearly all cases 10 trottinR
families Of recognized prominence on both sides
of the house. The family of George Wilkes.
,.hio,, trrnIshos roro ,,,nnors amono Tho tot
f fsss p enea s1f yu Sia Src, s'se s Of this 50 tribe, nhS sn like ~ ths
trotter Myron McHenry. 2:15ia. and the PAGER
John r. Gentry, 2:OOia, frequently gaining rec
ords at the two different eaits. Although Ger.
tam weii'known students OF the breeding prop
lem maintain that trottins-bred horses pace be-
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words on account OF their conformation. inc
al.emps 10 .en from inc sonno lorna u .
on a trot or a pace. So far as the eye can per-
ccive. there is not much, If any, difference be-
tween the structure of the modern PAGER and
that of the %trotter. The dropping rump. high
wi,hors, lish. waist. and other DISTINGUISHING
characteristics in the conformation Of the old.
"brush-bred hackers of thirty years ago have
pio'.s h'aiiS uieapp'aieu' - ~ '!p'o"A wy
ting bred PAGER OF to-day Is Just about as SYM
A. .rottor m, noi, 10 ,iLo,,,oo an ,,,nroro-
1no n,s sai. 10 iA."ioo upo,
ment on that Of the old.timo type. Much OF the
swaying body motion has been lost, and the
ont,or q, 49,, aon,n a,.a;a,t ah,.d "a a,,oo,
IKE s thas o. inc trotter: condemnation ora
hrcedin~ ~ The nrosent.der nacnr bnrsen,en at.
tribute m ,"h Of the superior stamins Which his is
nncin9 races m record for tbree' four FIVE e and
six hns ! q Sii,b trottina r u of iibb ou I. m " ,, ana
indicates that the PAGER st can hold his own for
fSPPes heats ee op record l is p Gfetrt e o, i've d tastesi
Ge S Q .00h. At Fieetwood' Park. Sent D
iIs9pSs' Gentry defeated Frank Aean. Robart j.
o. S'er Soiuter IN o.naa. R9.6an S.SSsII;,'
s n Stur rohn'et oooI, 49,, @;unna,
snG asEIeEate uWe Inc Lures me
nbnmt ~ St PoGntn,
| heat Frank Auan and Robert I in 9.oolo o.o3io
2:O3a,. n tot nj of 6:O9s, for the three miles. Roth
psrior%anses were made over SOW tracks. ana
record Of the winner; Gsntry's has the merit Of
but Star Pointer aggregate. and average time
is a iract Tp raster and stands as me pest on
rgcU' n 1es ten mear fn ehhhiis s seri iai'e 30 70 ro im,
pgofe IL 1ast Seab IN y series OF races
tma y tbo tbrea ,oota Il .o afer"se
t6af st sScp pnintsr si6 6~s ma aaan ,or Inc . s; 6est m tlme
AIix. S:o3ss' the cbompion tppotter has tn her
credit three heats which average stS': s:65S, or :! only
single mile. Between tho fastest and the slow.
f poin last neat rbsm tine fastest rsee sbo OF the b = i three; star ni
wbbirh ,xn n thee fartto one and , h. si % hheat
Which was a the last ONE one. : So , iu the comrpari.
COW, I, Tho ,opa ;a ,Ioa - - ~ 60 1.r 90 tha tr.ttar
= Rut nv t SIIo en ~ h bn oiror r .nT nreb.
obiv aerce thai tthree beats IN GOA, IL baprdiy
III - Hsioo 't a. DE- % ~ ~ 100 snniui,
liz i nnnad n srst h z ~ !, . 20. 2 poU r ~ . snnnni
h ho IN = S.oas, "p m1a = MA b.a Ie ~ . . y bupi IN
neu III ..oof, "nu ni.u e'VvnS; ou.an
s sio,nor ne ,ber u ia a' 20 goa SIN tm!g poi nea.S wa mns
81 ne t enn n .o cnns pa r.d doU. n.a az tIn III . pHo
sire ROW HaI oc.IoP, be,S tho cban,ninn
nac;r9 rocord Tow fnr ar sIJiions IN Iasa and bn wos
y fmif brotho vi 20 Iittre ~ Rrd" . ~ DC ne,Ta a
hoi5n. " thn ~ III nooo n5o ."n jug. 66fh,aaaa,
noare VI Il sw worIa > tes tbn y dam 81 sen
SEeSrs MO SweGpstnhos 'Ig onhn on an
LolnIeI' ~ hiso ~? uani "a MAJ aointer. oWanno
r Thosr rmU WEI ~ ~ D Po eT y 70 100 IN t1roooo.
Ing S rnnn soTio c'a foih'oF D ch"nh"ioh 'hFee'
meat race lo'io"s'
Boston CMystic Park Mass, Sept. IL, 1870; purse
Star Pointer . b. s., : years. bv Brown Hal
- swcanstarav Jfv =" K:ni,sSh,''s So uaais NJ.
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rrant' ~ ;Icca rttby
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Hooef''' I; TIM I sto1osil,, mai: ;o..oas '"''''
s,or po,ntor .Iso has ~ HI. orodi, Tho ,,s,os,
AZ, 49, ~ .onna o.o ooo an5 az 1890 ,hirS
heot o.r6lo Tbe ia;,, . ncr 10 ~ n = 4 ~ r r,I
hhon b. ~ tha Sact H. 10 insa w. % arat hea
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