New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-13
pioit has heretofore worn hopples ana numerous
other ARTIFICIAL appllan noes In his races but his ney
trainer says he Is going 10 do away with all SUCH
contraptions In training him this year

race for trotters under saddle. with amatuer
riders up. is talked about for one OF the Eastern
Grand Circuit meetings this year the theory OF the
promoters being that such a feature would Increase
the attendance Trotting under saddle was one Ok
the sideshow features OF the Grand Circuit Meeting
at Fleetwood few years ago, but insteao OF
increasing the attendance II had the Opposite
effect II II had aay effect at all Racing inoer
saddle was frequently resorted 10 forty years ago
as a means OF handicapping horses Of unequal
speed but the fashion died a natural death as soon
rotters began to be classified according 10 their
public records The trotting horse IL harness
horse pure and simple and few Of his admirers
VIII agree that there Is any more consistency or
reason in racing him under the saddle than mere
would be in hsrnosslng 10 sulkies the canddaIes
for the Suburban or the Brooklyn Hanoicsp. Inc Inc
pacing horse is much more OF saddle morse IMAM
the trotter Is.
letter received in this city las, week from
Trainer Frank Starr. who Is now In Russia, Drought
the news that trottng stallion well known on
the track and road IN NewYork few years ago
had the International Prize at Moscow THIS
year. The = at two miles. for a large purse
and Is OF the most important trottng contests
in Russia. Bayreuth the winner. is a ne-year-old
bay stallion by Stranger. the OF Goldsmith
Maid 2:l4 lie formerly owned b. w. w.
Marsh and Thomas Lynch. and VAS trained az
Fleetwood In 1895 py John Gibbs, who drove him 70
a record Of 22OA at Gens Fails. Curiously enough.
the horse that finished second IN the race TOT ne
international Prize was another New-York trot-
ter Nominee. 2:l1.. formerly owned BY william
simpson like Bayreuth, son OF Stranger
Henry y. Smith bred both horses AZ the famous
Fashion Stud near Trenton. Colonel Kuser. zlr4.
another Of Stranger, was the champion trotter
OF Europe I'm 1927. kuser and his sire are now
owned IN Austria
The fOodgates OF memory were opened 10 many
an oldtme follower Of the ;rotters last week by
the announcement that the famous gray horse
Charley Ford. 2:lCss was dead. Ford's chief claim
to distinction lay in having been the only horse
that wrested a single heat from the unbesten Maud
was nuke, Maud s. having been laid up. The
gray horse gained his record nineteen years ago In
a race OF unsavory notorety against Hannis. at
heats His mile in 2:l62. had been beaten by only
ten trotters at the time IL was made Ford won
thirty-eght races and more than $50 heats while
on the turf. He twenty-eight years old when
he died in Chicago few days ago
Norfolk Va. will open the trotting season in the
Southeastern Spring Circuit this year usual with
a four-days meeting. beginning May Is. Then
will follow on succeeding weeks similar meetings
al the two halt-mile tracks in Baltimore, and the
two mile tracks In Philadelphia. keeping the horses
busy up TO the middle Of June. Following the last
meeting in Philadelphia the Central New-York
Circuit Will open az Emira according TO the present
schedule and the long series OF meetings In this
league will continue until September. The New
England Circuit will open June g. at Combination
Park, Boston. and continuing without interruption
until late I'm October. Providence. Portland. Old
Orchard and Hartford.