The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-08

The brilliant performance of the All mont mare, Alabama, at Buffalo We'd nesday adds new luster to the already brilliant reputation of this State in re- gard to developing and breeding some of the fastest harness horses in the world. Roy Miller drove the mare Wednesday in race in which there were ten start CTS. finishing fifth in the heat that Roam CT won in 2:06 1-2 and third in the next 2:07 1s4
 This was the first start of the mare in the Grand Circuit races and to Fred c. Newell of the local driving club at Riv- credit in the wonderful development of the mare,
 On August 4. 1900. Major Smith of Prattville. sent to Newells barn at Riv- was by Allmont out of a mare that was sired by William L, sire of possibly the greatest stallion ever produced. the cele- brated Axtell I am not positive just where she was bred but I thing Major Smith bought her at one of the sales in Lexington. The Garth farm near Hunts vile. l think. had something to do with her.
 The little lilly was a beauty when she came here and as speedy as the famous blood coursing through her veins could make her. Charlie DeTert was driving for Newell that summer and two weeks from the time the Ally. arrived at tn barn I saw him drive her one morning in workout. the last quarter being paced in thirty seconds, fiat
 Everybody who went to one of the mat inees at Riverside last year is familiar with the performances of the Ally. On one month from the time she came here a green pace; Alabama beat Butts kohn in five heat race at Riverside. the third heat being paced in 2:21. the half
 On October last year there was match race at Riverside between Sun shine. Alabama and Annie Caffey Sun shine winning in straight heats. 2:16 IA, the two last heats. If Newell had driven her out the mare could easily have taken all three heats. but for reasons which afterwards showed his level-headed judg- ment. he simply rated her behind Sun shine.
 A few days after that the local horses left for the races in Macon. Ga. and just before they were put on the cars Alabama worked a mile in 2:11 flat, not being extended at that.
 During the Macon races Sunshine won the 2:1b fiat heat of the free-for-a all pace with Alabama about a head away New ell had hard work to keep her from run ming over Sunshine. The judges didn't like the looks of things and wanted to take Newell out of the sulky of Ala bama. Rather than permit this Newell took the mare out of the race.
 MT. Plant of Macon, had been an in-
 
 afternoon he made Newell a proposition. Newell thought the price too low but when 2,000 was offered he closed. and Alabama passed into the hands of the rich Macon man.
 MT. Plant has for several years, had stable of the fastest harness horses in this country. one of the most famous of them being Grattan Boy who almost beat the great Cresceus in the $20,O00 stallion race at Boston in 1900.
 At that time MT. Plant owned the track at Selma, and Roy Miller worked most of the big stables during the winter down there. When Alabama was turned over to MT. Plant and sent to his barn he changed her name to Miss Willi- mont"-Willi for the name of the sire of her dam and Mont for her sire. All mont.
 Fred Newell has always claimed that the mare could pace a mile in 2:07 and her performance at Buffalo Wednesday shows that he comes pretty near know ing what he Is talking about. If green pacer can step third in a bunch of ten horses in 2:06 1-2. her first start in the races. what will she be able to do when Miller gets her seasoned and going good?