The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-15

Edith w. Is Sure to Lower
MATEUR DRIVER

Wichita's famous pacing mare Edith w
paced a mile in pa and a half in 1:o2Z
al the fair grounds yesterday. This time
IS but little short Of phenomenal when
the tine of the year and conditions are
considered. Edith W has hao practically
but three OF four good workouts. The
training season is backward 4ere as wen
rs everywhere else, and although this
point is considered the greatest early
training field in the country such re-
narkaBle time was not considered posi-
bit by good judges. under present condi-
tons The 1act that Edith W did this
remarkable mile is evidence Of two
things, first, that the mare herse-- is bet
ter than ever and is a ut candidate this
year for the pacing record for mares,
and, second, that here in Wichita is the
finest country on the globe for the early
development Of pacing and trotting
horses. Barring accidents, the usual
provisS. inserted by students OF trCtting
horse lore. Edith w viii bring home to
Wichita this tai the world's record for
pacing mares.
Yesterday was an ideal day at the
track for the usual twice a week work
cut and the trainers were busily engaged
all day behinu the various members Of
their strings. An event that was the oc-
casion Of much satisfaction to the friends
Of the owner Of the game anu fast stall
lion, Cash, Jr.. took place yesterday az
ternoon a little after o'clock. Every
body was waiting for the entrance on the
track Of the handsome brown stallion,
and the. railbirds in the grand stand were
wondering just how fast his trainer,
HoldFidge, would let him step. A ripple
of surprise swept over the small crowd
when the stallion entered the lower en-
trance gate with Cash Henderson him
self in the sulky. Colonel Toler fell over
in a faint ana jim Oliver wiped his
? lasses TO see whether there was not
so netting the matter with the lenses.
BtE it was Cash, Jr., and it was Cash
Hen derson driving. 1lr. Henderson jog
eged lie stallion around the track a cou-
ple "a times and then turned the right
way OF the track and let the horse score
down Z, the wife a rs clip. He went
away vi tn him on the third score at q
furious % nee, and the gang IN the grand
stand helt their breath as he got TO the
first turn He took back a little here
and bets were freely offered with no
takers. that the mile would not be finishs
ed in as good as 2.S5. Some of the boys
said cash wound blow out if Inc clip was
any faster. but the big dry goods mer-
chant fooled them AS he neared the
half he hunched up a Little in the seat,
took his horse wei in hand and the pace
grew faster. Cash, Jr., nounded into the
stretch, coming AXE a cannon ball. step,
ped the last half IN 1:0s AND Finished the
mile in 2:20 When Mr.. henderson drove
back to the stand he recehyeo an ovation
and could hardly be mace to believe that
he had driven the stallion that fast a
mile The conclusive evidence Of several
watches, however. convinced him that
lie had teamed the fastest mile ever driv,.
en- by an amateur owner in the west, and
he was correspondingly happy over the
result A kangaroo court was then con-
Nened by the raIblrds and Mr.. Hender-
son was tried Tor fast driving and plead
guilty, and was hned a case. He agreed
80 furnish lne case next week.
This was really a very remarkable mile
Ind the manner in which the owner or
Cash. Jr., sat the sulky and rated the
horse simply demonstrates that he is q
There were several otner likely work
puts, and everybody seemed 20 have plen-
~ OF speed oil in the stable and their
mounts able to so some Chambers gray
gelding. c. r. Fulton and his horse
Johnny Moloch and Ed Toler's bay horse
-ohanute worked out together and maue
q pretty three horse race, the gray WIN
ming by half a length Chanute, VINO
was way back at the half, finished strong
second. Tapped at the grays saddle
girths. and trotted the fastest half of
the trio in l:19. The mile was finished in
2.25. Dee Tinker drove his handsome Lt-
tie black mare Misty Dawn a mile in 2.25
and the last half in 40 The black mare
is one of the best gated trotters that
ever marked q track and VIII sureIy
make a campaigner. Tinker is talking
Of entering her through the hoop Parry
circuit and she ought TO set the money
in the slow classes.