The age-herald., 1901-06-18
rOtting, Pacing o~sss ss~iss siss. sss,. ByAz cArFHH and Racing World

POS; Grattan Boy, 2,0S; The Monk, 2.0SA; and others, all showing remarkable form in their preparatory work. Even con servative Ed Geers says The Abbott will trot right down to the coveted two minute mark this season. and from many sources the information comes that The Monk, 208A has designs on the worlds championship In pacerdom there is brilliant constellation of stars that make one dizzy trying to figure out the winners. Of the old pacing kings Star Pointer and Robert J. are on the shelf and it is improbable that Gentry or Patchen will reduce their records, but look out for Prince Alert, POP; Anaconda, 2.021a; Coney, 2.02%, and Con nor, 2.oA The season on the trotting turf will be warn and exciting.
 Alabama Horses.
 The first blood for George Garth, of Courtland Alabama, was drawn at the Baltimore meeting. He won first money in the 2.2S pace with Ellie, defeating a strong field of seven horses best time forty trot with that good son of Prod igal that will bring honor to Alabama before the swan flies. Dominant won the second heat in 2231k At this meeting MT. Garth started the ex-champion mare The Maid, 2.05 in a match against the Queen of half mile tracks, and made her think she had been to horse race be- fore she defeated his mare. Of this event the Dispatch says: "A match race between Fife Powers, the Western crack and Garth's The Maid, was the event of the day at the Gentleman's Driving Park. Fife Powers won, but not until she had broken all June records on a half mile track, covering the mile In 209 In every heat The Maid hung to her neck and neck, fighting for vic- tory to the last inch. This is great honor for Alabama, as the mare, Fife Powers, is the worlds champion on half mile tracks, and the time made was in half second of her record.
 Brooklyn Derby.
 This rich event was won by Bonnibert through the incomprehensibe riding of the boy on the good honest back of The Parader. It is a long shot to give judg- ment from here to New York, but to us Landry rode The Parader like a very com monplace stable boy. There were only three thoroughbreds to line up of the original card of six, and after Commando was scratched it looked like The Para der ought to make suckers of Bonnibert and Blues. though he was not hot fa- vorite. The prize was worth ten thou sand. The three went to the post all were played, but The Parader carried the bulk of the public money. ''To a fair break" says the dispatches, they went off at the first attempt" and The Parader took up the task of setting the pace He is a big free striding colt and should have been indulged when he fought for his head and asked to be allowed to make his own pace, but his jockey double wrapped him, holding the colts head high in the air, choking off his wind, and while the horse struggled for his head. swinging like a pendulum, he only frightened his wraps. With wide open mouth he led by length to the backstretch and Blues came up on him. Landry let go moment and got away from Blues, but took him in wraps again. This weird method of riding was indu1ged in several times. and when The Parader struck the head of the stretch the Telegraph thinks he must have been almost .frenzied," as 1t says The acted like 1t. at any rate. and swung wide" His swing carried him almost over to the outer fence and his chance was gone Bonnibert came up on the rail with a rush that took him easily by Blues, won handily by five lengths. and many people thought their money was burned up. We can't say that we exactly like The Parader at Derby distance; it may be furlong the best of him, but we hate to see a good, brave animal butchered by bad judgment