The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
the world over. and even today is a
household word.

household word.
The blood Of Andrew Jackson flows
through the veins of some Of the best
and fastest horses Of today. The won
derfu and marvellous stallion Cresceus.
with the worlds trotting record of 2:02A.
has the blood Of Andrew Jackson to an
extent In his veins. Robert McGregor,
the sire of Cresceus. was sired by Maj.
Edsall; MAJ. Edsall was sired by Alex
anders Abdallah: Alexander's Abdallah' s
dam, Katie Darling, was sired by Henry
Clay, and Henry Clay was sired by An
drew Jackson. Not only does the blood
of Andrew Jackson run In the veins Of
the sire Of Cresceus, Robert McGregor,
but it Is also In the veins Of Mabel, the
dam of Cresceus. Mabels second dam
was by Almont. who was sire of Alex
ander's Abdullah. whose dam was by
Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
The celebrated gelding, Dutchman, that
made the remarkable record Of three
miles in 7:321s, In 1899, which record stood
for thirty three years unequaled. until
1t was taken by the bay mare Huntress
over the Prospect Park 1872. in 7:211a,
made his first race over the Hunting Park
in 1880.
To one who has grown up with the in
dCStry, and who has been close OBJ
server for the past fifty five years, and
noticed the changes and improvements
from time to time, to think of the rapid
growth Of the business and the aston
ishing improvements Of time Is simply
bewildering. It has taken eighty-three
years to reduce the trotting record from
300 to the present record Of 2:02A, and
f1fty-six years to reduce the record from
2:S0 to 2:02N.
For many years previous to 1886 horse
that could crack his heats Of a mile in
2:40 was considered frst-class. The first
horse to trot mile in 2:40 was the geld
ing Top Gallant, by Coriander In 1929,
over the Eclipse course. Long Island, in
race with Betsy Baker. He won in
2:391a.
Lady. Suffolk BIazes tho Way.
The first horse to trot mile in nar-
ness in 2:30 was the gray mare Lady Suf-
folk, by Engineer. The race was over the
Beacon Park, New Jersey, June, 1916.
She beat the bay gelding Moscow heat
In 2:291a. The sulky she pulled weighed 115
pounds. Lady Suffolk trotted a mile I'M
der saddle, In 1874, at Albany. N. Y, in
2:261s, and at Cambridge, Mass, In 1s49
she covered mile to saddle in 1928, but
her best record to harness is 2:291a.
Suffolk was one of the most remark.
able mares ever on the trotting turf.
She was on the track trotting one, two,
three. four and flve-nile heat races from
1888 till 1853. She never met horse that
beat her in race that she didn't turn
around and defeat II in q race after
ward She was q gray mare, 151s hands
high, and was bred in Suffolk county,
Long Island. foaled In 1885, and when
four years old she was purchased by
David Bryan for SIPS, Bryan owned and
drove her In all her races. Her first race
was for the large purse" Of Su, at
Babylon. L. l.. which she won.
During her career of ten years on the
turf she trotted 161 races. winning SO and
losing 73 She won $4,000 in matches and
races.
In October, 1s49. In race with Lady
Suffolk, the bay gelding Pelham, by
Maine Messenger trotted heat in 2:28
In 1853 the bay mare Highland Maid, by
Sultram, beat Flora Temple heat in
2:27 over the Union course. Long Island.
In September, 1856, the famous mare
Flora Temple, by Bogus Hunter, trotted
a heat In 2:241s, and distanced the roam
gelding Tacony. Oct. IL, in race at Kali
amazoo, Mich. against Princess and
Honest Anse, Flora Temple astonished
the world by trotting the third heat in
the race in 2:1sz.
The Marvellous Flora Temple.
The remarkable reduction of her time
from 2:241s to 2:19% caused more exotic
ment at that time than any race that
has ever been trotted since. The 10000
people who witnessed the race seemed as
crazy as looms. The news was flashed
all over this country, and the steamers
carried the news to all parts Of Europe.
OATS AIo< oil
short, and engineers were sent to Kala-
mazoo to chain the track. They found
1t ten feet over a mile. That settled 1t.
That record stood from October, 1859, till
October, 1867
Flora Temple was the IDOL of the trot-
ting horse world for many years. Her
career was a most eventful one. She was
but 141s hands high She was bred In
Utica, n. Y, and her tail was cut OF
with a jackknife when three days old.
From colthood she proved almost
worthless piece Of horse flesh. She would
kick every vehicle that she was hitched
to into kindling wood. At four years OF
age she was sold for s13, and passed into
six or eight different hands before she
was purchased by Jonathan ve1ee, OF
Washington Hollow, N. z, for s125
She trotted her first race over the Red
house track, New York, July, 1852 Her
fastest heat in that race was 2:5S1s. Her
last race was over the Fashion course.
Long Island, 1851. She trotted 115 races,
winning 10S, losing Z, and winning $780,
900. The sulky that Flora Temple pulled
in the last Of her races weighed sixty
two pounds.
Flora's record OF 2:19% stood from 1853
till 1867, when In an exhibition heat
against time, at Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. Is,
1867 the brown gelding Dexter trotted q
mile heat in 2:17K Dexter was then sold
to Robert Bonner for s35, 900, and he was
retired from the track. The sulky Dex-
ter pulled weighed sixty pounds. Tho
record of Dexter, 2:17A, stood seven
years
The bay mare Goldsmith Maid was the
next to tackle old Father Time, and on
Sept. IL. 1874, at Mystic Park. Medford,
Mass, in an exhibition mile against time.
she stopped the ticker at 2:14. Goldsmith
Maid was the most remarkable trotting
horse which ever rem on the turf. She
was raced from 1867 until 1878.
She trotted $50 heats In 2:90 or better
xrrox, $Qg9 0n0 IN, tobao and Y1Iira4q