The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-04
At The RACE TRACK
One Hundred and Fifty Horses
Train Every Day.
SOME NOTED HORSES
Wichita's Reputation as Win
Ter Training Ground.

/ Wichita is getting a national reputation
among the racing fraternity as winter
| training ground. Every day about 150
| horses are worked out on the track at
| the fair grounds. Many of these are
green horses and youngsters, while there
are many others that have been on the
track and have made good records. One
Of the PAGERS has a record Of 2:0614. Two
! trotters, better than 2:15 Altogether
there are eight horses that have a rec
| ord Of 2:29 or better and more than twenty
| that have gone the mile in 2:25 or bet
ter. Besides these there are several
other horses that have never lnade a
| record, but have worked better than 2:15.
The stable of D. C. Palmeter Of NIL
| waukee, is in charge of Mr.. ]. s. Chand-
Ter, and contains some fine horses. There
is Josephine Dixon, 2:11A Black Robert,
2:134; Black Heart, 2:16i4; Axle Lee,
2:1S, and some two and three year olds
that are very promising.
DR.. Oldham's mare, Louise NJ. has been
! doig some fine work. She has never made
probably lower that before the training
season is over.
John Bridenield is training Baby Bloss,
owned by George Boss OF this city, and
an Ashland Wilkes horse owned by Grant
Hatfield. Baby Boss mas record OF 2:1514
and the Wilkes horse has worked out the
half in lilo.
D. Tinker has charge of a green Ash
land Wilkes horse owned by Charles
| Mosbacher. This horse has done a half
in ZIP. Mr.. Tinker also has Sam Ami
don's horse, Sam Abe, that works the
mile in 2:15. Besides these two, Mr..
Tinker has little black fIly of his own.
which he is spending a good deal of time
on, and Mr.. Chandler said yesterday that
if Tinker had enough money and enough
patience, he would make a trotter Of that
little mare yet
Bill Trotter has Barney L, owned by
Barney Levi. This is another horse that
has never made a record, but can pace
around ten track in 2:15. Besides Barney
l., Mr. Levi has four green trotters that
are all doing good work.
Frank Weinschenk of Kingman county,
has five horses at the track in charge Of
Frank Venom. OF this lot, one 2-year-
old and one 3-year-old are very promis-
ing and are doing better work every day.
John Coleman has a winning horse
nemelessthat worked the quarter yester-
day in los.
John Wiedeman is working out some
horses of his own. One Of them is Edith
W, PAGER with a record of 2:06A. She
d
and Joe Patchen. Another one, John
Lowman a S-year-oId, has done IA quar-
ter in 80 seconds.
John Right is training southern mare
named Gazelle that has a record OF 2:21A
and is one Of the most promising horses
at the track Everyone that has watched
her work thinks that she viii make a
fine record during the coming season.
Mr. Holdridge has charge Of Cash Hen
derson's string. Cash H, who has made
a record of 2:2212. has been steadily gam
ing speed and has already trotted in bet
ter than 2:15.
Frank HesseI of Cheney, has ten colts
at the track. They are all Of his own
breeding and were sired by Ninnescah,
2:2015. They are remarkably good look
making a fine showing.
Henry Schad's mare, Laura Riley, 2:25,
by Ashland Wilkes. will undoubtedly
lower her record by severed seconds
during the coming summer. Mr.. Schad
also has three of the best looking and
best acting youngsters on the grounds.
Colonel ToIer has Myron McHenry,
21514. and Ed Toler, 2:19A, and about
twenty young ones that are getting their
kindergarten training.
The actual hard work of the training
seasin is just commencing. Up until this
time the trainers have only been keeping
their horses in condition, but from Dow
on the real work Of speeding will De be-
gun. Every horse, unless something goes
wrong with him. will be able to work
out in considerable less time than they
are now doing before the first Of June.
when the different stables VII go II DIFF
ferent points in the east = begin the
seasons racing.
In addition 70 the horses that are being
trained for the track, there are a good
many others that are being put in con-
dition for selling. Colonel Toler. John
HesseI. Henry Schad, Cash Henderson
and B. B Herndon all have horses al the
grounds which will go 70 the great blue
ribbon sale which is held at Cleveland,
O.. on the 9th TO 26th OF this month.
The horses will start from here about
Nav l.. ana viii be loaded in two palace
horse cars