The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-22
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Whistler Raciug In NeFth Caroiinn-GuttenburE
nn q Trnining Ground.

Through the efforts of r. l.. Davis OF Lyn
brook, l. l., a winter trotting circuit has beer
organized In North Carolina. -Four tracks have
claimed dates thus far, hanging up purses OF
from 5000 to s4O0. They are A. follows
Washington. Feb. % to 30; Newborn. Feb. 2s
to March 8; Greenville, March 8 TO ~, and
Goldsboro, March 10 to 10. 1t is said that some
horsemen hero will take advantage Of the cir
cult to prepare their horses for the spring cam
paign in the North.
Many local trainers will probably avail them.
selves of the old Guttonburg race track next
spring to shape up their ~trotters. Ben Walker,
J. w. Knox, and Tim Sullivan trained there in
1895, and found 1t to he ono OF the best tracks
In the East for that purpose. with good roads
close a.. hand and excellent stables,
formerly assistant n Trainer GaFI az Village FARM irTaG to
IL working. fifteen head. mostly the get Of Alley:
ard tho PAGERS Neil:AisyOnoT, a;lSN, ana clndsr
known business man here. trained and drove his
own. horses. with marked success last year.
I Ms brought sIosu oH Is.t the vs. good sn gray 2Iob PAGER s,,s NH Sim Al; Al,
races worth upward OF $4,000 on the half-mile
~ W. r. Janvier has sold the trottine bred stall
lion Savant, by Sable Wilkes, 2:lS, out OF Annie
c., dam OF Burlington, 2:20k. and Chris Lang,
2:2lht BY Le Grande, to L. A. Ingalls,, st. Al
The Gelesburr .trotting track, where Alix set
the world'e record at 2;93A, has become q storm
Illinois town presented the property to G. w.
Williams as an inducement for him to locate
tions the land should revert to the donors. vii.
hams recently'sold the plant to Fred Seacord. a
tSnrn Was h ore nhnpt OF co JlIsIeisSnr 1nd % sraS,S pod
an action was begun to set aside the sale. Sea
cord has responded by beginning suit for $40
Of the citizens COMMITTEES, who made the deal
with Williams.
The annual meeting Of the stewards Of the
ARRANGE dates for the season Of 1898
Levi, a. BELLE Of S9meEyille. \: y, has sold
shs 'i i1 midd kisitdiRR W Gona. 'T1lhes ;h horse 'G /. pf By
.,orm Il hl%ont' Ir, . out of s Gsace e., BY rI Hail
his record in 1898 ig at the PittsbSrie & sit Cir.
cult meeting, BELLS has been driving him on
s ths eO az so snS RS Is said a. , be the crack ,Ss trs snow
70 Bells IL t%rottinr seidiGnis Major s.. s:aSS,
The noted show mare Alice Leyburn, 2;2sA,
Sne R 81 the - pair sold a6,1 last fall for % Is. 200 By iS q
recently re- MfSu from ron the s efPee,s of a CO cold dd'e consfa StsS
in shipment abroad. Alice Leyburn was by
Baron Wilkes, 2:1s, out Of the noted brood
2:14; Helen Leyburn, 2:l4; soonrine,, a:lsJf'
and a11d the PAGER pace Il bose Ley6nrn' 2;l5a!. BY Star
the National Horse Show "S.'f u many pft1'' az
Robert Goelet has decided to breed his
chestnut ,trotung mare Royal Princess, by
Bayonne Prince, 2:21A, out Of Lady Sherman,
2:25&t, to stamboul,, 2:o7H. Royal Princess
will be remembered by readers of. The Sun as
the spectators favorfte In the class for road
horses at the last National Horse Show.
Many experts pronounced her to be the hand
soonest specimen of her kind eyer seen in Madi-
son Square Garden. although the Judges turned
ness. As stamboaii has twice Won the $500
prize for trotting stations at the
ner.
Queen Wilkes, 1924, once the favorite
trotter of the late Major S. T.. Dickinson, is
owned by james w. DAILY of Mount Kisco.
She has boen sent to Goshen to be bred to
Wilkes trotted her first race at Goshen. beat
ing the chestnut gelding Garnet, 2:19, then
by J. G.. Coster. This race led to a
match for $1,000, play or pay, between the
rival %trotters. Shortly before the day set for
the race Queen. Wilkes was found lame In hor
stall one morning. whereupon Major Dickin.
son showed himself to be a true sportsman by
word to the stakeholder to pay over
the money TO Coster, without the formality Of
his taking Garnet to the track to walk over
for tll RtpHGN-