The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-28
A VERY FAST HORSE.

Searchlight, 2:O41a, Purchased by J. H..
 Bronson of This City--A Pacer Fully
 as Fast as Predicted by Experienced
 Horsemen-Hard Races and Long
 Railroad Journeys-Long List of Win
 ming Contests--Brief Pedigree.
 When the fast pacer Searchlight,
 2:o4a, was quite young, he gave every
 indication of eventually being very
 speedy and at two years of age he made several trials against time which show
 ed that age considered he was one of
 the wonders of the season. In his three
 year-old form, which was in 1897, he
 was given a hard campaign of races, 1 his first appearance in a public contest
 being at Anaconda, Mont, in June when
 he won the race and a record of 21SR.
 Later he won two other races at the
 same track, when he was shipped to Butte, Mont, where he faced Chehalis
 to take a record of 2:O7A in the third | heat, which gave Searchlight about as much credit as a first money victory. The next appearance of the fast three year-old was in California, where he won several races at different tracks. In 1897 he was started in twelve hard races, winning first money in ten of them. He won second money in one race and third money in another. Dur ing that year he met and defeated par ticularly in the free-for-all races many older horses and seasoned campaigners with low records, but he showed that he was a horse of remarkable stamina and he was evidently in good hands as he went an exhibition mile at the l close of the season much faster than l his record, which was 2:094.
 In one of the races in 1897 there were | three starters-Searchligh distanced | both of his opponents.
 Early last year he was brought east l and started in race at Peoria, H., | where he won the race in straight heats, l and took record of 2:07A. His victo- rious races in 1898 were at Cleveland, | O.; Detroit, Mich; Rigby Park, Me. Dubuque, Ia.; Readville, Mass, and Lexington. Ky. It is probable that the races occurred in the order named which necessitated long and tiresome journeys on cars. Searchlight met a large number of fast horses last season but started against only one that was able to defeat him. That horse was Roan Wilkes, 2:O4%, northern horse on a northern track, which was the one at Rigby Park. Searchlight won nine out of ten races last year, and secured sec ond money in the Roan Wilkes contest. The purse money which was secured that season was $10,75O The pool box money won by the flyer was probably a larger amount During last year Search light paced a mile in 2:041s, which was the worlds race record for four year-old pacers. He also brought glory and re- nown to his trainer and driver Thomas E. keat1ng. In one of his races last l year Searchlight went half mile in the remarkable time of 1:01 in the race with Roan Wilkes he faced him to the half in 1:01A.
 During this year Searchlight has showed as favorable as ever and his made one of the fastest miles of the sea son.
 It appears that MT. Bronson has in- formed only a few of his intimate friends that he has purchased the fast pacer. The following regarding the price paid for the the horse was pub lished In the reliable paper. The Horse Review.
 "T E. Heating showed the Review representative papers and contracts that he received $15,000 for Searchlight and at the same time, retained his racing at Detroit"
 The pedigree of the pacer traced back to we'll known horses Is as follows
 Searchlight, br S., bred by w. H. Rlchfield, Lexington, Ky. Foaled in lS94; sired by Dark Night he by Alcy- one by George Wilkes. Dark Nights lam was Monday, a descendant of Ab- tallah 15 Mondays dam was Mid night (dam of Jay Eye See, 2:10 trot- ing, 2:06A pacing), by Pilot, jr Search fghts dam was Nora Mapes by Furor, 1e by King Rene by Belmont. Second lam, Hattie Mapes, a descendant of American Star.
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