The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
News from Track and Stable.

Frank Dwyer is starter at the California
track where the no-recall system is used.
The horses trained by John Higgins in
England this year won $lS5,0OO in purses and
stakes.
A Chicago firm has opened a branch in
the city of Mexico for the sale of high
class carriage horses.
Jockey Redfern. who can ride at eighty
two pounds, is now at San Francisco. He
is the lightest boy on the coast.
Sterling r. Holt will have several fast
ones on the track next year, as he will
train them on a new half-mile track on his
farm.
The latest report from Toledo is that the
major portion of the $4,000 needed for the
building of mile track has been sub
scribed.
Harry Cochran is the most prominent
jockey at New Orleans. He will ride for
w. c. Whitney next season at retainer
of $4,000
1t is said that the stranger who car
ried the price of Directum TO $4,000, at
the recent sale, represented George II.
Ketcham, of Toledo.
John Drake, the millionaire turfman, will
transfer his large stable of horses from
England to America and next season he
will race on Chicago tracks.
The Christmas number of the Horseman
is replete with good horse news and con-
tains a handsome special souvenir picture
Of Cresceus, the king OF trotting stations
Chase, who recently worked a mile in
2:10, seems to have a cinch on the slow
classes next year, and on the slow stakes.
His present owner now values him at
$40, 100.
will race again next season. The $50, 900
colt has had long rest and is now pro-
nounced physically fit TO run the race Of
his life.
The return of The Monk, 2:0SA to the
stable of MIR. Geers, who campaigned him
as a four-year-old and gave him his pres
ent record, is one of the notable events of
the fall. Fred S. Wedgewood will also be
in Mr.. Geers's stable.
j. K. Henry, New Ross, Ind, who gave
the bay stallion Marchette, by Won Mark, a
record of 2:24l4 the past season, has another
stallion by the PAGER AIgorel, full brother
of The Bishop, 2:07A that gives indications
of being as fast as his brother.
II can hardly say that the racing in
England is more satisfactory than in
America" says Edward COrrigan. THE
judges over there handicap the trainers
and jockeys as well as the horses and gen
orally favor English bred horses"
]. B. Chandler, who won the Kentucky
tuturity this year with Peter Stirling
Wichita, Kan, a candidate for that event
next year, the two-year. old FLY Olive, sis
ter to Early Reaper, 2:O9z4, by Highwood.
o, Shadow Crimes. ,2:Osss. is the first high
export. In England and Scotland, where
he will probably race. no distinction is
made between trotters and PAGERS. Horses
or either gait are permitted to start in
nearly all harness races
Danny Maher. who made the best show
ing OF any English or American jockey I'm
England this year. returned home last
week He says he will ride King Edward 5
horses next year at a salary of $4,000. He
says he will realize between So, 900 and $50
600 riding in England next season.
w. ID. Moore, Anderson. Ind, has the dis
tinction of having bred, raised. trained and
raced TO his mark of 2:17lz the sorrel geld
ing Ex-Sheriff, which is booked for a 2:l0
record next season. He started in six races
during 1901, and but for accident at Day-
ton. o., he would have had an unbeaten
record He was sired by Bourbon Patchen
dam Cecil. by Chestnut Star, second dam
Birdie NJ, by son of Blue Bell, and is
coming six years old.
The honor of being the champion sire Of
1901 falls to Ashland Wilkes. With seven
teen TO his credit he has a good lead over
all others The ex-champiOn sire AxteIl
2:l2, divides hOnors with Mckinney for sec
ond place, each having seven. Axtell. how
ever, has the advantage of one more 2.2C
performer. and both have three new ones in
the 2.l5 list AXtell now has to6al of six
ty-four standard performers. and for three
seasons he has been either first second or
third in the table Of the years greatest
sires. a great record for one of his age and
a greater one in consideration of the fact
that his performers came from all paris
of the country.