The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-15
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Dees Eliorse r1era the weria,s Record % vvsg-
81 i-Chanse In Charter Oak stakes.
A nice question Of turf law has recently arisen
among horsemen growing out OF the perform
ance Of Elloree st Cleveland last AuRuAt, when
the chestnut daughter OF Axtell and Flora Mo
Gregor trotted q mile in 2;10 to n pneumatic
road wagon driven by her owner Calvary Nor.
ris. II the performance constitutes q record IL
win stand as the worlds timo for ~trottors to
wagon, replacing the 2:13 Of Guy. which has
been on the books since 1893. Under tho rules
OF tho N. T. A. and A. r. A. tho time made in q
public race IL q record, and q public race 10
officially defined to DO ANY contest between
horses for q purse, premium, stake, or wager,
or any contest Involving admission fees" At
Cleveland Elloree trottod against Newcastle
at q meeting or matinee Of the Gpntlomonis
Driving Club. No admission fec was charged
ut the gate, nor was there any purse, stake, or
wager on the result But the winner was to re-
ceive an elaborate rosette worth about a dollar,
this taking the place of q money prise. And
by trotting q mile to wagon In 2:10 In this race
Elloroe won q valuable silver trophy offered by
the Driving Club for the fastest mile OF the year.
Cleveland horsemen, WHIT are anxious that the
great littlo weight puller shall be officially
credited with her hne feat. claim that either
the rosotte or the oup constitutes g premium In
mile In. 2:Io Is q record. In support Of their
contention I 1T they ,H, point Sor1t.I to rt the fact Ct hat when when
the same track in 1855, the only Premium she
received was q cup. Mr.. Bonner would not
lot her t 1Ss for a money Prize; v..,,,,r,u.
game, 2;isH. prepared next summer 70 enter
John Dickerson, who drove. the son OF Guy
Wilkes to his record In 1895, will probably be
s Ssks 8 10 is'. eap aam fs noRt W WSS 1S ct ao assse
t]rossers !. SeionSIps to es:senasor John NJ Weary
picEerson has driven more a:is %trotters to
their best records than any other man in the
comes 70 2;io t%rotters. Here is DicEsrson's
$:SSi EiI S.;in a:SShi BsiiSas, sa5H; EEapss. EISs
S:faSss; Prime; Herschoii, 2:iSI;a Iron Bar. 2:iSN;;
The noted old Point Breeze trotting track at
Philadelphia may be closed and cut up into
law prohibiting betting on horse races. The
Re5s0|PeFty has has been ps;n, a losing Investment for the
out. Point Breeze was opened In 1855. making
ence. At one time or another 1t has been the
scene OF harness contests between most of the
crack trotters and PAGERS since Flora Temples
i. H: H%arriman's trotting. mares .Roseleaf.
2:1414, by Goldleaf, and Rival, 2:20H. by Krem.
Goshen this winter. They are said to be the
crack team of Orange county.
Graves, p%oerieid. Mass, the nine-yearold bay;
stallion aallingtGn, 2:lehi He is by Haldsne,
is Lily Lexington, by Lexington Star. The horse
was sent to q trainer last August, and in DC.
sqsfn a5effed m 70 his f the tSip Dh d 5he siaT in sf o:si% e
He won five consecutive races and was not
beaten during the season. WWelch Will enter
ford.
GA. B., ,schenectady-The champion record
!os !0o It in was %a sfe' at W tsams TOT G Psrf %i chi Is
cago, July 4, 1890, BY Damians, Maud ", Bell;
and drove them to their record. All arc by the
same sire. Nutmeg. 2:l6. son Of Nutwood, 2:1s4.
eided to amend. the stake programme for two
Hartford trotting meetings.. which was pub
e erai Changes nn FMF in sT .So ,e eiss M ssa fhie % si @ss,nS Gs ssx.
ter Oak stase - VIII ~ be for trotteF TFn Of the e: s ~
~trotters, but since that time the pneumatic
sulky has been.introduced. SO that the managers
class of horses. This contest is to be q fixture
to year under the az same CO Conditions. The Iii
class Of the Grand Circuit meeting has been
Hnsatkise there Il inc viii filb Be- ' a s:ie s elass f fnst sns OF! ~ =
2;l7 class. and the 2:l2 class replaces the Gil
thoroughbred blood in the trotting horse. The
Chairman OF the Jockey Club has just sent his
Goshen to be bred to tho noted trotting stallion
STEAMBOAT, 2:o7zf. Di Vernon is by Gilroy, son of
is said to have fine ~trotting action. L. q. Har-
riman, the owner of Stamboul, says he believes
that horses like Happy Medium, or Electioneer.
almost any mare, and MIR. Bclmon. wishes to
see If he can get a trottor from Di Vernon like
Palo Alto, 2:OSN, or Expressive; 2:llA, whose
dams were strictly thoroughbred.
.TERRE HAUTE. Jan. l3.-John Young has ar
rived with twenty-five horses from the William
Russell Allen farm at Pittsfeld, Mass. and will
do the seasons preparatory work here. In the
lot are fourteen youngsters by kremlin