The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16

IL IuuIO " AHN0AId VII WGLkl
There are such as DR.. Leek, 30sX; Rubber,
2:io; Success. any; Guy, ana Senator
K, 213H. owned there, and men like At
torney-6eneral p. @. Knox. Harry Darling
ton, j. d. Gallery. all very wealthy, own,
train and drive their " trottsrs. As
have spread and much money has been
circulated.
Men are to-day buying young trotters,
themselves superintending their educa-
ton, hoping that az they advance In years
they may become successful road and
pleasure animals. Cost Is the last oonsidera-
ton, and yet properly ms the wealthy
mans stable need b no more OF an ex-
travagance than the moro humble In life.
MIR, Shepard usually has paid high prices
a pacer-but last week In Whitewood,
2:liH, he secured a 200 or 3i0 pole horse
for but 81 1900. His business 10 80 extern
sive that OF necessity he gives over their
training to James Golden, who for over
twenty years has had charge Of his stable
stars. When. In the fall. the horses are
50 conditioned "a to trot out fast miles,
Mr.. Shepard takes them In hand and does
bis track driving. To-day. In the sew
enties, he Is as ruddy and active, Just as
enthusiastic as when a much younger
to his horses. and hopes this year to drive
a pair TO wagon TO the worlds record,
Senator L., 2oeh; Afro L., 2iix, and
Whitewood, 2ilk, are all he owns that
are really fast. yet he keeps Reina. 2:ia.<.
brush horse. turning her out In summer
for grass and a long rest. With Senator
l.. and Boralma, two years ago. Mr.. Shep-
ard drove the Readville track In 2:I21S,
only a quarter Of a second slower than
complish the first pole mile In 2Io with
horses tha, he himself owns than TO hitch
Cresceus with any other and 90 In 2:O5.
Mr. Hamlin. well known as breeder OF
90 many 2:i0 performers, L. one Of our very
best reinsmen, yet all OF his fast miles were
behind his best horses, at their best and
trained TO the hour by william J. Andrews,
who was then head trainer al Village Farm.
He drove Belle Hamlin, 2:i2k. and jus
tina 2:2O, many. years ago In 2lS at the
old Buffalo track; later he drove them
miles az fast as 2I5, asa, RISK.
Mr.. c. X. @. Billings Is q superb reins-
man, yet he would not be as successful
as an amateur trainer. AZ he always has
had his horses ready for the word and
has never had TO wait, always having had
waiting for his daily drive at speed. He
has done amateur and professional interests
much benefit In the few years he has been
active as ar amateur factor. At present
he u own over twenty highest-class
fast horses at Memphis and elsewhere.
dllu CdIl ~ ally OIIltU pay ~ dShlik
price and secure q horse OF 6Ls fancy. Over
the Chicago snowpath he for many years
led all corners with horses from his West
Side stable, and what he has accomplished
as a skilled driver many, nearly all know
6y this time In bs. w bea, Little nile 10y to 1G9N a6 no
20lH; with Free Bond, 2o4k, he has driven
a mile In Just that notch here; with Luz
ellie, 2OeH Ia harness, he has been a mile
In 7'07: with Hontas Crooke. ZOO to harness,
a mile in ao7h 10 wagon; Franker; 22iH
driven public miles down to 2lin, and
In a losing heat al Memphis was timed
alone In 2:l0k. With Mr.. Billings IL will
never be a case Of self-training, His volum-
nous enterprises require all Of his atten-
Scott Mccoy, a leading trainer, solelyt to
train. prepare and superintend the stable.
Mccoy has In Frank Gibbons a very ca
pable assistant handler, and every boy In
the stable Is a skilful care taker and level
headed, reliable logger.
s, AIR. Pointer Pc n a l Sssgn L I emees our STnS very ~
best amateur drivers, and. like Col. Law
renee. a capable conditioner. II in his
youth and disposed to he could make q
living as a trainer. He only drove Star
a four-minute clip. Had Mr.. Billings
owned the Pointer Hoss.' he surely would
have tried his hand driving fast miles. Mr..
Murphy owns the clever mare Icmbia,
2iI@; the fast PAGERS Rotha j. 2:i2h Wesley
r., a:i0. and others and, II we have matinees
will be prominent.
Americas really leading amateur as to
having trained and driven one fast heat is
little known. He drove for a purse and IL
not as truly an amateur as those mem
toned. yet he Is not dependent on his racing.
being very wealthy. Clarence W. Marks.
the Chicago shoe man. drove Joe Patchen,
2oIx, a heat at Portland. Me, in 2Oln,
beating the hoppled sensation Chehalis.
2o4K, that day. He also drove Split Silk,
2OsL. her latter races. has had others
very, very fast, among them old Ma Ior,
All, and Is a splendid reinsman and speed
maker. Starting with a 2:0lk PAGER h a Is
easy to rate and manage, however, gave to
Mr. Marks decided advantage over Messrs.
Devereux and the others, yet he has long
expert balancer. and an all-around first
class turf man.