The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-06

rotters-santa Claus 2:g7 ii, and
SweetnesS Poi Ia by Volunteer
Her dam is by General Benton. who sired
sunol's dam. Lena N. was pred last sea-
son to Star Pointer 1:59 IA, and had the
misfortune to lose her foai by Tim TINS
year. It lived but a, few hours Ihe loss
was a severe one, for this toal mad the
greatest speed inheritance of any PAGER yet
foaled. This; year she will be mated with
Directly 2:G9 Ia ths fastest standard bear
er of the Dictator family.
Bessie Bonehill. 2:05& the first pacing
mare 10 take a record below 2:tt, Is oy
fraction of second the last of our GUM
tette During her racing career. she earn
ed the sobriquet of the Grey Ghost. She
undouhtedlv has as much speed as any
living PAGER She took a four-year-old
record of 2:lo2s: and the following year
reduced her record to 2:0524. in the hands
of John Dfckerson. She was then the
worlds fastest pacing mare. Until last
year she held the worlds record for five
year-old pacing mares. Under any cir
cumstances, her champion record IS
great one and places her in the front
rank but to be made by a brood mare
certainly enhances her value Il IS not
generally known that Bessie was bred
at two years to Alotus, 2:09a4. son of Al
cyone and had a handsome chestnut hiiy,
Miss Pearl foaled ii 1895. owned at Maple
Leaf Farm, South Charleston, O.. very
fast and well-bred young miss that Will
be out this year. She undoubtedly has the
greatest speed Inheritance of any FLY or
her age For q mare 10 capture mark
Of 2:lVa4 III the third heat of winning
race in which the heats average within a
fraction OF 2:12 and worlds record with
in two years of the time she was sucking
foal, is surely distinction and pos
sessetl it is believed, by no other mare
except Bessie Bonetiil She was bred at
Lexington, Ky. by the AIessrs. dagyard,
was foaled in 1892, and sired by Empire
Wilykes. sire of the dam of the unoeaten
pacing fly 'ronita F., 211A, etc, son of
George Wilkes and Jane Moseley by
by Ma1nbrino Patchen. Her dam
is Arab Carl, q great brood mare, by
Crittenden. She has much the same an
cestry as the popular pacing hero, Joe
Patchen, aQi5.. She is handsome and
sound. grey in color. and IS lal2 hands
high She is owned by AIR. Frederick Dietz,
/, well-known road driver. of New York
citv. was bred last year to his handsome
black trotting stallion Directors jug.
2:39n: now has fine black colt foaled
on March 18th, at East Lynn Farm. Elem
ngton n j.. and has been bred again TO
this grand, big, little horse. He sirths
70 inches, as rnuct1 as a 16-hand horse,
though IN height he is but 154 hands.
large horse on short legs. He has been
used principally by Mr.. Dietz road
horse and has had little or no opportunity
in the stud.
His dam is Lizzie, by John Netherlands.
the greatest OF the Tennessee pacing
brood mares. she is the dam OF Little
Brown jug 2:11M and Brown :fal, 2:l2ia
and Lizzie Moore, dam of Morelia, 2:lCa
ard three others. Brown Hal is the sire of
III o,.j nj y 4
Hal Braden, 2:0714 grandsire of Hal B..
2:crb. etc. etc Little Brown jug and
Brown Hal were champions of their day.
This mare Lizzie, was the first great
matron to attract the attention of the
world to the mine of extreme speed in the
Tennessee PAGER. Had it not been for
her sons, Little Brown Jug and Brown
Hal, the Tennessee PAGER would be I'M
known. Directors jug and Direct Hal
are bred on the same. ines.-tne D!cta-
tor cross ON the Tennessee pacer-both
champion families at their respective saits:
although many will prefer the jug
breeding because his sire and dam (Direc-
tor 2:11 and Lizzie have been such no.
table successes in the stud. Bessie Bone
hili's foal by the jug has a remarkable
heritage of speed. comprising the Director
Hal, the Wilkes-Mambrino Patcnen and
the Pilot Jr.. Clay and these are the six
leading lines for extreme speed The an
cestry of this little black foal has made
possible the entire 2:1o trotting and pacing
list.
As Lady of the Manor and Bessie Bone
hill are being crossed on stations that
carry the Hal blood, it may be interesting
to our readers TO learn something Of the
worlds records gained by this great fam
lily Of oacers.
The following table, incomplete though
it may be, marks some of the great pro-
sressive strides in worlds harness records
made by members OF the now famous
Tennessee Hal pacing families, viz:
1881. Little Brown Jus-worlds race rec
ord. driven by ..Knap" Mccarthy. Pity
1851. Little Brown Jug-worlds record
for three heats. 2:11a 2:11saii. 2;12E.
1851. Little Brown Jug-fastest first
heat, 2:11a4.
1881 Little Brown Jug-fastest SECOND
heat. 2:l1s..
1881 Little Brown Jug-fastest third
heat, 2::12lt:
1851. Brown Hal. cbrodhar of Little
Brown Jug>, worlds stallion harness rec
ord. e13
1889. Brown Hal-world's stallion race
record, e:121a-
1889. Brown Hal-fastest third heat by
a stallion, 2:12l.. made in dve-heat race.
which he won against Roy Wilkes. Jewetss.
Hessemer and Gossip. Jr., Cleveland, O..
July Nst,-tn free-for-aIi race.
| 1880 Hal Pointer tby sire Of Brown
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