The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
AMONG THE HARNESS HORSES.
Tommy Britton VIII Go for the Stallion
Record Next Year.

When Tommy Britton. 20S. was knocked
down for 100000 ut the Garden sale last
month IL was not generally known that +. A.
Lord. tho Chicago millionaire to whom he was
sold. had two silent partners in the ownership
OF the great stallion. Frank s. Gorton one OF
the members OF the Board OF Review OF the n.
T. A. said to a reporter OF THE Sun when here
last week that he owned Ave- thous-
and dollar interest In tho horse. and
that another person. who wished to
remain In the background. was also a part
owner. After the sale Gorton received let
ter from John Is. Veteran. Jr. the young
Kentuckian who brought out Tommy Britton
and sold him to Jere Alis for 81. 800 about two
years ago. McFerran said:
Il am glad that Tommy Britton brought
something like his real value. for there has
never been his equal. all things considered
Specially prepared. he should win the stallion
chnmpionshlp and probably nut up the fastest
lievcd this since he was thirteen m on this old for
he then showed something OF hts future great
mess trotting at that age an eighth Of u mile at
=, Gorton says the new owners Of the twenty
thousand dollar-trottcr have, agreed among
MN 'or an attempt to lower the stallion record
began has brought its quota OF newcomers
among the men aud horses seen at Speedway
Park biz brown trotting gelding that Leo
oitinGer drove the other day was recognized
by circuit followers as the well-known Western
S,mnaigner Soudnn. 2;i1'., by Combat, out OF
W. 4; Sanborn. banker. OF Sterling. H.. and
has been tcampaigned from Omaha TO Bos
m beiteT AnSscr wcsern f F sga Il
week was The chestnut ,geidine ben Davis.
iornia, but was owned In Brooklyn year or
two ago George Forbes. who is driving him
IN Who % u 81 oSr K as a .ni
sold him for li.2OJ after winning the ten
2 % ES Kn Sh Mc 3 sa hafS Is Hart
;, European horsemen have had their eyes on
Bngen. 2:O8h Peter the Great, 2;O74: Tom
eral other American trotting stations Of the
iree-ior-ail ciass ever since the campaign
and refused Tor nearly all OF these horses
within few months. Russians. representing
the lmnSriA EGyernmrSnt 7; Is said: recently
Bngen. the fastest stallion OF 100. When the
Boston SPORTSMAN named $4,000 negotiations
ended.
The mounted squad Mt Speedway Park Is un-
dergoinG shake;;up by the Police DEPARTMENT.
Lack lack PAGER Drex. 2:iUr. after tho horse ' had
run from Washington Bridge TO the pavement.
on last sunday. was transferred the day follow:
ing to the Church street precinct. Ii is said
that all mounted men who weigh more than
$50 pounds will be replaced by lightweiehts.
Gerous work TO do and plenty OF 1t. they seem
10 like the duty. ana those who are overweight
have taken TO Turkish baths and severely sim
pie diet since the limit was set at 40 pounds.
Six OF the nine men on duty are reported TO no
overweight. Several OF them are expert horse
men at their line Of work. and the road riders
will be sorry to see them transferred.
nutour. 2:13'4. reported rs having been sold
bought By Melville &. Boynton. owner OF the
noted little gray mare. Brunhilde. 2:l5i,. by
Viking. Boynton hooked him 10 pole with
Brunhilde few days ago and he says he made
faster time behind the pair at Speedway Park
than he has ever ridden behind n trotter In
single harness. Dufour il a remarkably hand.
some bay geldng about fifteen hands high. and
was got by the champion two-mile trotter
Greenlander. 2:l2. He gained h record in a
race at Portland last year.