The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26
NOTES OF THE HORSES
RUMoR or DIsCoNTINUANCE OF THE
2sO5 CLASS Il PREMATURE.
Many Horses Are Eligible To that
Class-SOmething About CURLY
acknowledgements Notes.

The statement that the stewards OF the
Grand Circuit for 1902 will not have EOS
pacing class, for fear that Dan Patch viii
scare off all other entries. is rather pre-
mature, and will, If carried out spoil the
most sensational racing Of the coming
season. Look at the eligibles for the class
and compare their performances of last
year, and it shows the real crack-a-Jacks
will be in the 2:O5 class at all the circuit
meetings. Mazette. 2:O4i4, by Tennessee
Wilkes, started at Buffalo and won third
money and heat in 2:07i5; won first
money at Glens Falls in 2:O6i4, 2:0711 2:06i4:
third at Readville TO Riley B. in 2:071a.
2:0S1z 2:1o; second al Providence to Dan
Patch in 2:0411. 2:O7 2:O6is; second at Hart
ford to Edith w. in 2:OS1z. 2:O5. 2.O7iA; won
at Syracuse in 2:O714. 2:ll%; won at Mem
phis in 2:04l4. 2:04%4. Dan Patch, 2:O4l1. by
Joe Patchen won every race i'm which he
started, his best average race time being
at Providence in 2:o419, 2:07, 206Iz. Royal
r. Sheldon. 2:O4&, by Constantine. paced
three winning races on the Grand Circuit
at Glens Falls in 2:04s4. 2:O6s4: Readville. in
2:05, 2:O7. 2:O611; at Providence, in 1854.
2:O61z 2:O6i4. Edith w, 2:O5 by Ben Lomond.
jr., made nine starts. Her winning races
were at Columbus, in 2:O5% 2:07lz 2:O7Ss at
Hartford, in 20Sla. 2:O5. 2:071k. and
at Cincinnati in 2:O5h. 2:O5h, 2:O5lz.
William Nc. 2:O5A. by Alcymont. was
the winner OF eleven track and
four state records last season. Henry
G., 2:O51z, by Egg Hot, started at Detroit
by winning the 2:06 class race in 2:05lz.
2:06L; she was second at Columbus, with
heat in 2:O5l4. but did not come TO the
front again down the line. Audubon Boy,
2:O6; Little Squaw. 2:0S; win Leyburn 200:
Harry O., 2:05: The Maid. 2:052. and Bonnie
Direct are the others eligible TO the class
OF the twelve named seven are likely TO
come together. Ii will be racing in earnest
and the time will average 2;06 or better.
Advices from Kentucky are that Audubon
Boy, 2O6, the largest winner OF 1901, has
improved greatly since being fired and
blistered retiring from the late cam
paign. He will not be raced as often in 1902
as in 1901 but is expected TO lower his rec
ord. Because of his CURLY hooks Audubon
Boy sold as a scrubby yearling for the in
significant sum of $35. having been an eye
sore TO Peter Duryea, who partly owned
him. But other curby-hocked horses have
made turf history, notably the $4,000 AK
tell, the $4,000 Patron and the celebrated
"plOW-hOrse. McDOel who defeated AL
lerton at Lexington for the Pennsylvania
stake, driven by Budd Doble. McDoel was
originally known as Sedalia Boy, was
buck-kneed and CURLY beyond description.
his four feet not being over two feet apart
on the floor when he was stationary, so
crooked tore and aft was he. and yet how
he raced Cresceus. 2:02h. mightiest trot-
marks Yet show where il was removed and
flesh bandage formed TO support the
joints. Kentuckians patronize CURLY horses
without hesitation. Northerners hold them
greatly in disfavor. If the first few crops
of fOals are in the main curby sire's doom
is sealed WedgewOod, 2:l9 best cam
paigner of his day, was a curby horse,
sired lots of CURLY youngsters, yet was
freely forgiven because of the game Pa
vonia. 2:l5: the great John r.. Gentry.
2:CO1k, produced by his laughter. Dame
wood, and toward the end of his career
begot a cleaner limbed lot because there
was much study made to the ancestry
or his patrons. Ever interesting is this
matter of atavism. Belle, dam of old Bel
mont, was "A very CURLY mare. Belmont
sired Wedgewood. Not few have at
times suspected that the gray scar on
Nutwood's hook came from a blister, the
hair coming in white. However, Nutwood
sired some CURLY animals. as do all stall
lions yet his daughter. Manette, gave US
the $4,000 Arion. Curbs many times come
from strains, but the crooked leg, sickle
shaped hook with protruding curb joints
usually will be reproduced even when the
sire has perfect hooks and no tendency TO
unSOundnesS.