Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-27

Last Sunday saw a number Of good horses
on the boulevard, and, as usual, many
stopped at the track. James Paterson was
driving a good roadster, and Jean de Kolty
and ladies we're on horseback. W. A.
Watson was an interested visitor and de-
clared he wouldn't be without a fast road
ster another summer for all the money In
the world. Mr.. Watson has a well bred
mare, Red Mae, and two colts, at the Key
stone farm, but he has the desire OF a
true amateur to own something that can
show its heels to the best Of them. VIII
liam Hope and Mr.. Hay were also at the
track. NJ. B. Meekle and son we're among
the visitors. Arthur Briggs was also seen
on the boulevard. Dick Thompson and wife
we're driving Blackhawk and stepped him a
quarter, to a heavy buggy, In 40 seconds.
George s. Cackley was behind a recent
purchase, Feronda, a 5-year-old gelding
by Attorney General.
The first turn Of the track, which was
widened last week, is now fenced and the
track is in condition for fast work.
A visitor in Omaha last Sunday was
Alfred Won ~Cotzhausen, the prominent Mil
waukee business man and horseman, also
owner Of the well known Progress stud OF
that city. He was a visitor at the Key
stone farm. His farm, the Progress Stud,
Is famed for the good stock 1t produces
and yet its operations have been carried
on by its owner purely for the pleasure he
finds in breeding t~rotters. In his fifteen
years experience he has never sold a
horse, but" ne said, when / do sell
one It's going to be a good one; then l
can say 4 sold so and so for so much"
A recent and valuable arrival at the
Progress stud is a 4-weeks-old stallion colt
by Dare Devil, 2:09, the stallion for whom
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston recently
paid sac, 900. The colts dam is Victoria
McGregor, 2:19k, considered by competent
judges in different parts Of the country to
be the most beautiful trotting mare in the
United States. The colt is eligible to the
$40, 900 Horse Review Futurity, and, II like
begets like" as the students of pedigrees
and breeding problems like to say, the
colt will surely get a good slice Of that
classic purse. The Dare Devil colt is the
result Of a carefully planned theory Of
Mr.. Won Cotzhausen's and he said: A
far as can be judged now, he combines
everything desirable in the form Of a show
and race horse sire" This Dare Devil colt
cannot help but be beautiful. His dam is
considered by many the most beautiful trot-
luk al liz OhlNCu 0NaNOHs AAAo oAAOt
Dare Devil, is rarely beaten In the show
ring. Dare DEVILS sire, Mambrino King,
was beaten but two or three times In his
show ring career. Victoria McGregor is
the dam Of Victoria Phallas, 2:15A. Her
owner Is SO we'll satisfied with her Dare
Devil colt that he will breed her to a son
OF Dare Devil this year. The Progress
stud is paying a great deal Of attention
to the breeding OF trotting bred show
animals and their brood mares are being
mated to we'll known show horse producing
stations, not only to Messenger Wilkes,
owned by the Progress stud. but to out
side stations. such as Norcatur, Highwood
and Red Wilkes. A carload OF brood mares
was shipped recently to the Walnut Hill
farm at st. Joseph, Mo-, where Norcatur is
standing.
Speaking Of Mambrino King and his very
few defeats in the show ring 1t is interest
ing to note that one OF his defeats, the
second, was received at st. Louis and the
winning stallion was the noted Cation farm
premier Don Cossack, by August Belmont
366, then in charge of A. L. Thomas, now
of Omaha. The only other defeat that
Mambrino King suffered. and now called to
mind, was received at Louisville, where his
conqueror was King Rene by Belmont "a.
B. r. Weaver is beginning to enjoy spring
driving behind his two we'll known mares.
full sisters, Eifel Wilkes and Cora Wilkes,
sometimes known as Little Eifel. They are
by Abdallah Wilkes, dam Lady Wilkes, by
Brown wilkes, granddam by Ethan Allen.
Last week saw Charles Roby, with p. q.
Haight's horses. nicely located at the driv-
ing park. Mr. Roby is one of the rising
western trainers. with past practical ex-
p~erience that will stand him In good stead
the coming season. Being asked about his
plans for the summer he said: 81 will
start throughout the Nebraska circuit from
Omaha to Lincoln. From Lincoln I will go
south, probably to st. Joe and Wichita and
other points" The fastest record horse In
the stable is the mare Jessie King, 2:1sh,
by Taconnet, sire OF three, son OF Nelson,
200; dam Jessie Harris. by Strathlan,
2:21%, son OF Strathmore; granddam Lady
Harris, by Draco; third dam Cornine, by
Andrews Abdallah; fourth dam Iodine. by
Gill's Vermont, and back to the 9th dam, by
Imp. Diomed. thoroughbred. Jessie Killing
raced through the Nebraska circuit last
year and was never behind third money.
Mr.. Roby believes her capable of reducing
neI EecoTu Dy some SECONDS. IN speaking
Of his plans concerning her he said: 81
will enter her in the 2;17 PAGES through the
Nebraska circuit and probably the 2:12
PAGES also, that is II they don't get to
stepping faster than 2:14 or along there"
Another Taconnet that bids fair to break
into the list Down near the middle is G C
d. a 5-year-old trotting mare. dan by DIR.
Franklin Jr. c G d has a nice high acting,
clean-cut way Of going and will be care
fully prepared for her FIRST start at Seward,
where she will try to get a piece Of the
$1,000 pie that Is to be served out In the
1927 trotting class, May Bell is a promis-
ing young PAGER by Taconnet, dam by
Broadway. Mr.. Roby is especially sweet on
a 3-year-old t%rotter. Ehie II, by Taconnet,
dam by Proctor. She will not be entered
until the Seward meeting. Max. by Wood
line, 2.1s, is in Mr.. Roby's string. His
dam is Ida Mays, the dam OF three In the
list, by Make Cobb. 2:13h. Mr.. Roby has
another green trotter called Peacock, by
Hemloek. 1t Is rumored that Mr.. Haight's
horses will be wintered in Memphis next
winter, In which case he will start work
on some Of his youngsters that nothing is
being done with this summer. Among them
is a S-year-Old gelding, Joe Chamberlain,
%trotter, by Taconnet; dam by Alcantarus;