Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
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The day of 2:30 speed as test of the
get of trotting sires has passed, and
the 2.3O list, or rather that portion of
it which is slower than 2:20, will soon
be laid upon the relic shelf along with
the high wheel sull1y and other appli-
ances that We're good in their day, but
have had to get out of the way OF
progress. Early and extreme speed and
the ability to train on are nov required
Of harness horses, and the stallion that
sets that sort is entitled to a position
among speed sires. and if he is to oc-
Cupy Il place among the stars, size and
good looks must also be characteristic
of his progeny.
Among the young stations in America
that are forcing their way to the front
every year in spite of poor opportunity
and environment. Nutwood Wilkes,
2:16la, is one of the most prominent
and has drawn the attention of breed
ers from the Pacific to the Atlantic. AT
Il years of age. he has four trotters
in the 2:15 list, one the champion trot-
ting stallion to wagon in a race-John
A. Mckerron, 2:10, another. Who Is 1t,
2:104, holds the champion three-year-
old gelding race record-2:12. The same
year that Who Is 1t made his three
year-old record, John A. McKerron
, trotted to race REGARD of 2:124, and
we believe Nutwood Wilkes to be the
only stallion that ever produced two
-year-olds to get as low records
in one season. And at the time he was
but 10 years old.
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performers contained the names of six
by this young stallion, including George
B.. 2:12A, and Bob Ingersoll, 2:14A, be-
sides three that reduced their records.
When it is considered that nearly all
the get of Nutwood Wilkes that have
been raced We're in one stable, that of
his owner Mr.. Martin Carter, and that
they We're nearly the entire number of
the NutWood stock farm fOals old
enough to race. the showing is still
more wonderful. In short, Nutwood
Wilkes at IL years of age has four trot-
ters in the 2:15 list with an average
speed of 2:12 1-10th and as his list of
standard performers is Sixteen, the per-
centage of extreme fast ones is %, or
one-quarter of all his performers There
are but SO sires in America that have
produced as many as four trotters in
the 2:15 list and of the SO Nutwood
Wilkes is the youngest. 1t takes 2:15
speed to win big money in harness
races. and from a racing standpoint the
stations that get it are the ones that
will receive the patronage of those who
want the best.-Breeder and Sportsman.
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horse has finally run mile below
l:4O at New Orleans. On the 9Th inst.
the Crescent City track record for one
mile was lowered quarter of a second
by Varro, a chestnut gelding by Par
dee-Julia Magee, who covered the dis
lance in 1884. Varro is about the best
horse shown at New Orleans this Win
ter, and he is entered in the Crescent
City Derby. After long delay at the
post the field was finally sent away
Lady Callahan showed the way for a
half-mile, when Varro who had been
tagging in second place, assumed the
lead and won by a short neck from
the heavily played favorite, Aloha II.
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~ Paisley McDermOtt. the we'll known
jockey. sailed for England last week.
He will be valuable addition to the
English turf, as he can hold his own
with any of his craft. and what is bet
ter still, can ride at 1902 pounds without
the trouble of reducing. He says he
will look the ground over carefully be-
fore he makes a contract.
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1t is not generally known that Eng
li>d's new King once owned the old
time American trotting stallion, Silver
heels by Vermont Black Hawk. In
moment Of enthusiasm, General James
w. Singleton presented the handsome
horse to the then Prince of Wales, who
greatly admired him in the show ring
at the ST. Louis fair of 1860. Silver
heels was the apple of General Sinngle-
tons eye. and when he cooled off it
was like parting with a member of his
family for the old horseman to be sep
arated from his favorite. In some way
the prince learned of this. On the fol-
lowing day he had Silverheels led out
in FROM of his private box at their fair
and, calling General Singleton, publicly
save his pet stallion back to him, ac-
companying the presentation with a
neat little speech. The story is vouch-
ed for by the veteran horseman, Geo.
P. Floyd, who then had charge of Sill
NerheelS.
A lease of the Silver Brook stud farm
near Redbank. N. j., has been taken by
Clarence H. Mackay for a term that
may he extended indefinitely. Mr..
Mackay was prominent buyer at the
dispersal Of the Bitter Root stud breed