New-York tribune., 1899-01-30
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HARNESS RACING.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE TRACK AND
ROAD

NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE TRACK AND
ROAD.
Recent investigation shows tnat eleven Of the
famous old trottlng sire Rysdyks Hambletonian,
who died in 1876 are still living. Hambetonians n =
Last the youngest OF the family is owned near
Lexington. KY. and is now twenty-three years old.
He bred by Or. j. A. Sherman Of this city.
Leland. foaled IN 1875. IL now owned by Rensselaer,
Weston. and is kept at the old Goshen Driving
Park. in the stall once occupied by his sire. Sir
Waikiki foaled the year. is owned by W. w.
Marsh. of Jesup. Iowa. Marlborough. one OF the
handsomest OF the old horse, Is still In the
hands OF his breeder Melvin n. Taylor. OF Fre-
donia, y. Y. He is twenty-four years old. but Ia
better preserved than many hc~se OF half that
age Alert foaled In 1874 is likewise owned by the
man who bred him quarter Of a century ago
Peter G. Kellogg whom this honor belongs, sent
the rugged little stallion out TO Ohio many years
ago. and he has since remained there. Alad-
din. also foaed in 1874, is owned by ;. NJ Grant. Of
Oswego. Kan. Kensett, bred by Congressman J. II.
Walker. of Worcester. Mass. is now owned by
Judge J. II. Cartwright. OF the Illinois Supreme
Court. and is doing service family road horse
al the little town Of Oregon, III. Guy Miller. the old
Orange County horseman. who knew Hambletonian
and his family better than ANYBODY else perhaps' l1
The old horse Is well preserved although ne Is now
at the stony Ford stud. in Orange County has
passed through many hands and Is now owned by
wood I hale and hearty at twcmiy.seven has home
Centreville. Mo. where he is owned by Jesse X.
as a colt The sire Of Page. 2O9s.. is owned by
James Rowland Of chester. y. Y. who bought him
6@is @ twenty twenty ninth year having been foaed in ISL,
Chester, but IS now spending his old age at Wauke-
%aitu1 Ssn 1. the property OF 'n''''' ana NICHOLAS
New-York horsemen who drive trotters on the
road are greatly disappointed over the continued
poor condition Of the Speedway. Ever since win
ter set i'm the road has been unfit for use. When
the weather is warm the frost comes out Of the
ground making the surface OF the splendid drive
way a long stretch OF sticky mud: and when the
weather is cold this cutup surface freezes rough.
so that driving over It speed is out OF the ques
ton. Road drivers say that something ought 10
be done TO make the road available for driving
during the winter. but they do not agree as to the
means of doing this. Waller Fitzpatrick. the owner
OF Ante Dawn, 219i4. and one Of the oldest OF
metropolitan roadtes, gives it his opinion that
the surface of the Speedway might be kept smooth
and dry in winter by narrowing and rolling 1t con-
tinually when the surface Is not frozen over.
Colonel Lawrence Kip and Others are OF the opln.
ion that thin coating OF SAND over the present
clay surface would serve 10 keep the road dry In
warm weather and smooth in cold weather. They
ton where there Is a stretch OF level road nearly
half mile long, from the foot Of the hill TO High
Speedway is likely TO be altogether useless at least
-FOUR months IN tne year
The Russian Government has established a school
for trainers. where Russians learn the art OF
balancing. fitting and driving trotter. The Rus
slams had to look 10 Americans for instructor.
and for more than year they have been negoti-
ating with well-known trainers here to hll the
place. George j. Fuller. the veteran reinsman who
campaigned Patron, 214I. was informed last week
that he had been selected Fuller is now nearly
seventy years old. and he has driven troters ever
since 1860 or thereabout. He was formerly en-
ployed by J. c. McFerran. at the famous Glenview
Stud. near Louisville, and later by G. F. Emery, Of
Cleveland. owner Of the Forest City Farm. From
there Fuller 10 Nashville eight years
ago TO train for the Hermitage Stud He will re-
ceive $4,000 year in Russia. II is said.