The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
WITH TRoTTER AND PAGER.
Another $4,000 Race for Hnrtford-New
York Entries for Boaton Horae Show.

nOrk Entrteb Tor Boston Horse snow
New York horse fanciers are preparing to
cut a wide swath at the Boston Horse Show
thil month. Among the prominent Metro
politan exhibitors are Harry Payne Whit
ney, Albert q. Bostwick. Treasurer Of
the New York Horse Show Associa-
tion Charles F. Bates, Strnuss 4 Hex
ter. W. Stanton Elliott and W. A. McGib-
bon. Bates has made thirty entries In the
harness classes and will show all Of his
prize winners. together with some promising
green ones not yet seen IN the show ring.
Strauss 4 HeIter have just brought In from
the West a handsome. breedy-looking show
horse that Is likely to be widely known before
fall. He is a dappled gray. is hands high. and
ia Il full brother to Howard Willsts's crack
stopper Gray Dawn. that won the blue ribbon
over a field Of fifteen in Philadelphia. The
horse is called Confidence. and Is a grandson
OF Alexander's Belmont.
The entry lists in Detroit and Cleveland in
dictate that James Butler own the brown four
year-old pacing colt / Direct. 2:13. by Direct.
2:05 a. dam Francisco. by Almont. This colt was
one Of the big winners In the California circuit
last season. and Butler negotiated for his pur-
chase on visiting the coast last winter. l Di-
rect wore hoprles. however. and " was said
that the New York breeder md turiman de.
ciined to buy unless the young PAGER could
~. :" oo' iiliC ~ v MS 'VSo
tied together.
One OF the latest Indications OF returning
prosperity In harness racing Is the announce
inent OF another $4,000 race for the Hartford
%trotting meeting. This big purse is ~ be for
thrre-yrar-ol %tr?t,srs, end may become a hSsd ID
known Us the Hartford Futurity. and the inau-
gural race will be for foals Of lsh,, to 'rot at
the Grand Circuit meeting in 1902 The Hart
ford ~l'uturity is the fourth new $1,000 trot-
ting race ann9nneed thus far this year D..
Excepting DiIectulm Kelly. 2:OS'4. and Bin
gen. 2:OBA nearly all of the trOttluY stations
likely to he nominated In the SIS. UOO race otthe
New York Grand Circuit meeting wiil probably
come together next July In the lao race at
pre {freseens. 5S%a..; Tommy Brit,on; 2;6Ns
2;O9,.: Dan Cupid. 2:O0'.; Daredevil. BONA
Monterey. ;2:OS'.. and Clayton. ,2:1o.. -,
be A aa%nsi tns many an F Ss,i.pn" ira n2rse tb, .hS Nen VII !.
by Mckinney. 2:11,., out OF Lady WASHINGTON.
by Whiprle. This horse was the crack trottci
Of the spring camraien in 1879. having twice
defeated John Nolan in Denyer in June AMI
gaining his record there. Trainer Peter W.
Hodges started the green. unsrasonel stallion
three times at the meeting, driving him twelve
n li'l Kim at tor s1 tire 4sn speeTH ns snd h that %s sa ,hu me oy East
taxed Western horsemen considered him to be
better han John Nolan or any other young
John Splan has bought of A l.. padeltt. 1.atay-
ftte So lhd1 ths siSht,ysaG r; Eiv black K s, WnhI
f esSH%Ss aim 81 hS?e grsn "as n' vi k,y'an' q Sy T Hlsa:
record OF 2:lita In Milwaukee, last september.
Splan will seud the horse and tho brown mare.
were purchased for Mrs. Dan McPhee OF vi
emma. who has owned such noted American
%trotters as Bravado. 2:1O.. hv kentucky
wilkes: Col. kuser. 2:l1.. by Stranger. an
Bismarck. 2:l3a. by Bavard Wilkes. Since
the mare has been traced back to her breeder
and her pedigree has been verified. She IL ont
Of Rachel Cossack. by Don Cossack: grandam
Swtgert's Ns2mi. by Alexanler's, Belmont A
c. Bruce Of Minneapolis shipped Rachel Cos
sack to California 10 be bred TO Sidney in 1891
and Miss Sidney was foaled in 1892.