The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26
WITH TRorrER AND PAGER.

Harness RaOing Campaign Nearing an End
Two Noted TrOtters Dead.
When Col. William Edwards died suddenly at
his home In Cleveland last week the trotting
turflost q leader whose place will be hard to fill.
BE was for nearly thirty years at the head ofthe
Cleveland Driving Park. where the most success
ful meeting In the Grand Circuit Is annually
held. At these meetings he oniciated as
starter and presiding judge with marked
guceas for an amateur who handled the flag
only once q year. Among horse owners he
was one OF the most popular track officials
IN the country. and his personal following in
Cleveland was such that during the week OF
the races men and women Of social promi-
nence filled the grand stand. Col. Edwards
was one Of the f1rst and foremost supporters Of
the National Trotting Association. He had
served on the Board Of Review longer than any
other Of the present members excepting David
Bonner, and he was always In his place at the
head OF the table when the turf court met for
its ~semi-snnual sessions in New York and Chi
cago. He owned = number OF fast ~trotters.
which he drove on the road and sometimes
started In the Saturday matinees OF the Cleve-
land Driving Club. but he never campaigned
them In the circuits.
The black t%rottinG geldinG Cling. that gained
0record Of 2:11h at Hartford last July. died a
few days ago At the Wheeling, W. Va. track.
ZIP was eight years old, and was by {. F. Clay,
George Wilkes, He was bred by ". D.. Moore.
RRnnyille; XXI and was eamRsiGnei BY Oliver
tered In the free-ior-all at Wheeling, but was
taken sick while being shipped there, and died
The roam trottlng stallion Jayhawker. 2:14l..
& aS last hs eSSx A. IN trairiax stable Of DIX
best three-ysar-olds OF 1881. having defeated
neld OF aged horses for ID purse VI SJ.UUO ut the
c cs,HSHs az Grand randi Gi Re e. meeting 4ss,! g th1, ySari
~ the time aud had to be retired. but he stood
fast work, again this year. and as recently as
He' was BY Jay Birl out Of sSaoTrremrto.. BY Z GrSnd
sehtinei: grsndam Empress dam, Of Edenla,
2.l3hl. by ADdAllah MlmDrino. lie WAS bred
and owned, by ". 4. CIasby, Lexington.
PIlatuS, the chestnut stallion that lowered his
fefre Hsute last week. Is the nnineieent8H trot'
TOR that mas entered thu 2:lO. list ms season.
5 az y s & slin,st sire o. sSa q y j !. ~ Z; T %sS2ss
Wilkes. and, his dam is Phyllis. by Egbert, son
Of hysS6y yk hH%Hi.'p p|a, graadsm g.;
$ilatps was bred by, Col. i" 7. PEPPER.
fA9 ane5ccltsiilaaR:' NJ e a9s Ia he i Il Ih% otss 4 az d
record 81 2;l9 last year. cutting i
weeks ago; Andy Mcdowell drove him 10 his
AeW record a. Tsrre hAute. l1latus is u large
notse OF handsome form. great power, aud very
snowy action. A W0ll-knOWn New YORK buyer
OF carriage hPrses who saw hin trot at Inds-
pendepee said to rAE svN reporter, = few days
stance and conformation Of a champion high
Stepper.
Eagle F%lAnskSn's great race al TerIe Haute
iAst week WILL doubtless make the son OF Eagle
Bird and Lady FlGnaAAn q hot Iavorltc IN the
2jQ1Sha not been eqpalicd, bga trotter since
16p0, and his three he6ts In 2:O9I. 2:O7k and
2ioeN are decidedly the best Of the year. He
Grand and Great Western circuits since last
July. The Abbot among the rest, and at this
9kIpplon tFetter Of the year. The, two
rys4sSE9 stsllionss AskeY, 2:OaH. and n