Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
OF INTEREST TO HORSEMEN.

4 III lIOlAlllG SANlllUH ittilIlI- H.. IttDIl
2:25I. died recently in the barn of his
owLer, II. sherman, in Rutland. During
his long career on the turf Dennis II.
started in 90 races and was never behind
the money but vice lie had been in
three match races and won two of them.
One of his best races was over the Rut-
land track August !. 1899. When II
years old he defeated a field of nine fast
PAGERS, winning the fifth. sixth and
seventh heats, and making a mark of
} ;2ji IN the fifth heat. His last race was
a match race with the trottlng horse
Electioneer Rex, owned by Chief of
Police Bowman of Rutland. on October
2l. 1899. Dennis II. won: best time,
2:3l4. Dennis II. lowered his mark to
}: 25i at the races in Rutland July T.,
being driven by his owner.
Charles Morrisey of Waterbury has
one of the best this years colts in Yer
mont. a solid bay horse colt, sired by
Hall billiard, 2;044, he by Brown Hal,
2:l2l, the sire of Hal b., 2:04. and Star
Pointer, | :594, the fastest horse in the
world. The dam of this royalty bred
y%oungster is that fast Bradlaugh mare,
Betty Moore. record at three wears,
2:24i. l.. c. Thayer of Boston has at
Barnard one of the best brood mares in
the state. It is the gray mare, Mella b.,
record 2:22I, trotting to high wheels.
She was sired by DIR. Herr, he by
Mambrino Patchen, dam by George
Bell. Mella b. has an elegant colt at
her side by The unbeatep Edgemark.
This colt is valued by Mr.. Thayer be-
yond price.-Rutland News.
John Trow of Barre has sold to the
Stevens Branch Stock Farm. j. f. and
Donald Smith, proprietors. the three
year-old colt by Alexander and full
brother to Goliath, This is q very
promising colt and has shown miles in
2:27, quarters IN 30 and 81 seconds.
Aniijo'e. two-year-old record 2:3G,
throry crr-old. 2;27. ard four-year- old
2:lul. ~ l725i. he by Anteras by
Electiouccr dam Betty Moore three
ycar-old record :244. They have also a
yrarliug fiiy by Sacks, race record
2Ill. one Of the gamest race horses
THAI turned for the word in 1894. In 81
days from the time he started without a
record he won first in seven out of eight
starts and second in the eighth, winning
$1,000 The dam of this filly is Bradline,
2:l94, full sister to Betty Moore, 2:2l4.
\ sensational performance marked the
last day of the grand circuit meeting in
Cleveland. July Is. The worlds record
for PAGERS IL hopples. which was broken
on Tuesday by Coney when he went a
mile in 2:02i. was again lowered by
Prince Alert. who covered the track in
, :02. The ;Ol pace was the great race of
the meeting. The only starters were
Anaconda, who was a prohibitive favor
lite in the'pool and books, Indiana and
Prince Alert. In the first heat. after
repeated scoring, Anaconda went away
in the lead, but broke badly and fell
back. Prince Alert then won with
ease. In the second heat the three horses
got OIL on even terms. Prince Alert
rushed to the front, going to the quarter
in 30 seconds. and the half in ! :0l /.
Then MclIenry began to drive Anaconda.
The three quarters was reached in BE.
Both horses came down the stretch like
the wind. Walker did not touch Prince
Alert with the whip until he was within
four or five lengths of the wire. On the
other hand McIlenrv was doing every
thing in his power to push Anaconda TO
the front. The two PAGERS went under
the wire so close that many of the spec
tators thought Anaconda had won. The
Judges, however, gave the heat to Prince
Alert, and marked up the time AT , ;O1.