Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

Wilkes Boy: Early Reaper, 2:09N, by
Hlghwood. Neeretta. 2:09A, by Neernut.
and Hazel Kinney, 2:09A, by Mckinney.
TIL accident to Greyling, brother to
Saryle Carne, 2:11R, which necessitated
ms being shot, was unfortunate. The
Morse gave promise of being a 2:1O trot-
ter,
Ed Geers fully established the fact on
the 5th instant that The Abbot is the
most wonderful trotter in the world. 1t
was close to 5 O'Clock When the horse
appeared on the track to lower the
wagon record of 2:09A, held by Lucille.
On the second score Geers nodded for the
word, the journey commenced. The
quarter was passed in 1914 seconds.
Around to the half in 1:O5, and now the
son OF Chimes was asked for more speed.
The watches clicked 1875 at the three
quarters. 1t was certain that the record
would be beaten, but nobody expected to
such a phenomenal final quarter.
FJhe Abbot came through the stretch like
"a Whirlwind, going so fast and true that
ne did not appear to be stepping faster
than ever trotter did before. The mile
was made in 2:O5k. thus the quarter was
IN 29R seconds, and the last half in 1:O01a.
5Ihis is the fastest mile ever made by a
ftrotter, and when it is considered that it
was accomplished to wagon, the merit
OF the performance can be fully appre-
ated.-Bost Traveller.
One of the most remarkable trotting
races of the season was the free-for-all
class at Dubuque, Iowa, not long ago.
1t took seven heats to decide the race,
and every heat was in 2:13 Or better, four
being below 2:12. The race was finally
won by Josephine Dixon, by Game On
ward, and she reduced her record from
2:l1as to 2:10A in the fourth heat. The
fifth heat was won by the 5-year-old
stallion, Early Reaper. in 2:09A, thus
giving to the 2:10 list a new name, and
one that is almost unknown to horse
men. This horse began the season with
a record of 2:21, and he was landed in
the 2:10 list with only four or five weeks
of racing. He was sired by Highwood,
2:21, the son of Nutwood, that sired Caid,
2:o7a. and his dam is Atlanta, by Alcan-
tara, grandam Starting, by George
Wilkes, third dam Jessie Pepper, by
Mambrino Chief. making his maternal
lines exactly a duplicate Of those OF the
Village Farm stallion, Heir-at-Law
P~henorenally fast green PAGERS seem
to come in pairs. In 1891 Mascot 600,
and Direct { :G5l9), came out. The fol-
lowing year Robert J. (2:OlA). and Fly
ling Jib (2:04), were the sensational green
Jones. In 1895 John r. Gentry t2:OO1a),
land Joe Patchen (2:01A), were the sem
stations. Patchen had taken a slow rec
ioiu the season before, out no one con-
Isidered him more than an ordinary
PAGER. This year Bonnie Direct i2:O7A)
lied off among the green ones, but he was
soon followed by Charlie Hayt (2:O7HD.
Why don't owners name their horses
latter drinks? We could ave Gin Rick
leys, Mint Juleps, Manhattans, Mamie
Taylors and SO on. Think how refresh
ing it would be to march up to the book
maker and have him say, "What'll you
take?" says the New York Telegraph.
There is a whisky manufacturer who ad-
vertises his wares in this way. When
he first appeared in the east his colors
bore an advertisement. The jockey club
stopped that, but he got even by nam
ing his horses after his whisky. The
most fragrant case of the sort happened
at Clifton, where a man trotted out a
horse named Baylis Bottled Beer.
The question as to where the speed Of
TeXas-bred horses comes from has been
a popular problem for a long time past.
Captain Billy Williamson, the veteran
~horsernan, inclines to the old belief that
the present generation of sprinters must
necessarily trace back to the thorough
bred mares stolen from Kentucky breed
ing farms during the war and shipped to
Texas. Sam McChesney, says the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, however. has a
unique theory, which is entitled to con-
sideration. Many years g a man
named Sanford stocked a farm on what
is now Marcus Daly's Elimendorff stud
in Kentucky. Most of his mares were
descendants of Virgil, and were bred in
stout and speedy line. They were crossed
with suitable stations, and Mr.. Sanford
was rewarded with something like 90
fine yearlings. In charge of his farm
was a man named Hutchinson, VINO
cared for the youngsters until weaving
time came. Then he carefully gathered
II mn n ~ Nr,,o I nv p1Nr &C ~1l @~,l~ -z-.
lings which he gathered from various
sources, let them suckle the mares and
stole the thoroughbred yearlings. The
stolen colts and FLIES We're shipped to
Texas, where their identity was lost.
Mr.. McChesney thinks the speed wonders
which are periodically shipped up from
Texas are the offspring of these stolen
\ thoroughbreds.
\ Jim Clare used to start horses at Cliff
ton. says the St. Louis Star. He, of
course, had an advance flagman. One
day Mr.. Glare dropped his flag to a
start where all the horses were punched
with one exception. The exception was
several lengths behind the bunch The
starter was surprised when the field be-
| gan to pull up, and he soon learned that
the a f1agman had not dropped
his flag The starter again sent the field
away, and this time the horse which
was off poorly got away well The ad-
vance flag dropped promptly After the
race Mr.. Glare said to the advance flag
man:
why in thunder did you not drop
that flag to the first break?"
Drop nothing" returned the advance
nagman. 81 had a good bet on that
one that was left, and you didn't sup
pose | was going to take that kind of
a break, if l could stop IT,"
Mr.. Glare was speeches.. lie secured
a new man immediately-