Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-27
FRED B.
An Old Campaigner
Has Joined the Chicago
Road Brigade.
Sharkey Will Fight
Rubin In July.
All Hotels no Match For Kirk
wood RGWIers.
Were Defeated by 500 Pins Local
Sporting News.

Fred B Is well known to every local
admirer of fast horses. For num-
ber of years he appeared in Akron at
every meeting At that time he was
driven by John Whitney, who devel-
oped him into one of the star perform
ers of the Grand Circuit.
The following from the Cleveland
Leader will be read with interest in
Akron. 1t says:
Fred b, 210A, one of the gamest
trotters that has been seen on local
tracks, has joined the Chicago road
brigade. James Murphy, who at one
time owned Star Pointer 1894, and
other fast ones, purchased the son of
Reveille last week from Clim Beachy,
the Kentucky horseman,i Mr.. Hhrphy
purchased him for road use, and for
mate to his crack roadster, Mohican,
and these two horses will go to pole.
They are said to be wonderfully
matched in color and general confor-
nation. Fred B is such well known
horse in this vicinity, that the local
light brigade fanciers will be sorry to
see him go to Chicago although they
know that he is in good hands, when
h., hna I'm
Fred B first came into prominence
when John Whitney, known as the
Deacon" raced him on the half mile
tracks in '95 and '06. In '97 he had
graduated into Grand Circuit company
and Mr.. Whitney surprised the talent
when the horse made his first start.
Fred's longest suit was always his
endurance, and he has taken all the
courage and speed out of many faster
horses when he has tackled them
through the last quarter of the third
heat. He is rarely mentioned with
"the quality" yet he has beaten In
races at one time or another major
ity of the crack trotters of the day,
among them Bingcn (2O6W, Caid
(2:07Hl, William Penn t2:07hD, Tommy
iSritton COS, ElIoree (2:0SA), Grace
Hastings ,2:OSh), Pilot Boy (2:0oh,
Dan Cupid (2.09H, Derby Princess
(o:0SAJ, Page (2:oo90, Baron Rodgers
G .oD,), b. r. y. 2;o0N), Dick Hubbard
(2.O944), Dandy Jim (2:o0Al, and Sena-
tor A (2:l0). That's quite list OF
scalns for an old horse that never won
a heat faster than 2:1OA in his life,
and 1t shows thai he was entitled 20 n
few OF the houucts that are constant
Iy being thrown at some of the horses
ramed.
Fred . Is one OF the several short
bred. tough, old geidings that have
been remarkable race horses. Rarus
(2l3i, Walter II (2:10), Lord CLINTON
(2:0sN), Klamath (2;071@, and Ryland
II (2:GTa.> were all Of his llk. NOrr OF
them were raced hard until they were
matured horses AID for that reason
they had superior constitutions and
better lungs, legs, and feet than many
horses OF their day most of which We're
raced as colts.
AGREED TO FIGHT.
In the rored arena of the Seaside
Sporting club Of Coney Island, on June
%. Charles QIidD Mccoy and Tom
Sharkey will battle at catch weights
for so per cent, Of the gross receipts
Mccoy and Sharkey met last night
and signed articles pledging them
selves TO the conditions named. The
Mccoy -Sharkey contest resulted from
the failure of Ftzsimmons to post his
forfeit OF $4,000 with Jimmy Wakeley
to bind his match with Mccoy. When
Mccoy learned that Ftzsimmons had
not put up his money, Mccoy imme
dlately declared the bout off and wen
looking for Sharskey. The sailor ant
the young hoosier met and signed the
Seaside clubs articles. or the 60 pei
cent of the gross receipts for which
sharkey and Mccoy will battle, thu
winner will receive 65 per cent ant
the loser 80 per cent. AS a guaranteed
Of their ability to bring the contest t.
n successful conclusion the officials o
the Coney Island organization vii
post $4,000 with AL Smith who vii
act as stakeholder. Each principa
will post like amount to insure hi
appearance in the ring. According t.
the articles to govern the battle, Nc
Coy and Sharkey will be allowed Il
wear soft bandages and furnish thel
own gloves, which Will be new, Th