The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-04-02
A Correspondent Touches up Oska-
loosa Steppers.


gives considerable attention to horse
gossip of OsAaloosa. In the issue or
the paper of March 20 the following
notice appears:
"This city is now in the throes of
matinee fever We have one of the
strongest driving clubs to be found in
the middle west The wonderful sue
cess of our club is due to the untiring
efforts of that gentlemanly horseman,
Mr.. j. III. Harrison, who has spent
both time and money to insure its fu-
ture. Mr.. Harrison owns and cam
paigned the Iast green pacing mare,
Black Lady giving her mark of
2:23A over half mile track. This
mare will probably be seen over some
of the first-class mile tracks this sea-
son as she was capable of pacing three
miles around PIP the past campaign.
1.-THE wealthy horseman, Charley
McCulloch, has very strong stable
that was campaigned in six different
states last year. This stable was
more than successful, winning ma
jority of it's starts and leaving the
bank roll very fat. Mr.. McCulloch
will make a more extensive tour this
season and we trust with his usual
good luck. Red Greenlander,' 2:18A,
heads this string and from the present
indications he will trot close to 2:10
this year. His stable companion, 'Bo-
dega Girl 2:26%, is a great mare and
repeatedly showed miles better than
2:20 over half-mile tracks. Look out
for her this year as she is going down
the line. The third member of this
string is Miss l. w. Harper fast
green trotter by Calico Rex Here
is certainly pure wheat, as this mare
has proved herself much faster than
either of her stable companions. She
will be campaigned in 1908.
CDR. Ellsworth is quite 'horsey' and
owns Blond Columbia a good green
mare. She has been used for matinee
purposes, having had it all her own
way until she met 'Bodega Girl and
then what a fall there was, my coun-
trymenn
willie Beadle, the road rider and
game sport, has two good ones in
'Chas B. and Max B. This pair are
almost good enough for the New York
speedway. Mr.. Beadle can always be
found at the races where his horses
usually show in front. He will start
his campaign early this season.
That old veteran of the turf, Will
liam Little, has retired and accepted a
very lucrative position with the Inter-
urban Railroad. Mr.. Little is known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific as a
daring and resolute driver and when
he starts a horse look out, for he will
get all of the money. His most sue
cessful horses were 'Winder,' 'Sorrel
Billy. stranger Big Mack and last
but not least, Garnet p
Virgil Keyes, the old Virginia
trainer, has ten head in his stable.
They all show more or less speed. His
best money horse is Tommy p by
Chamois, 2:12A. This horse is too
good to be started at small meetings
and somebody looking for a green
PAGER had better see him, as Mr.Keyes
H. B. Nelson, owner of 'Swanock,'
alba, is still in the ring with a lot
of youngsters by his noted horse. Mr..
Nelson was very successful with his
mare, Lady Swanock,' 2:26A, max
ing quite an extended campaign and
getting his share of the glory and the
money. Lady Swanock is one of the
very best trotters in Iowa and will
bear watching.
The genial Mr.. Davidson owns the
phenomenal Billy Bryan 2:24A.
Here is without doubt the fastest
horse in the west and any time his
owner says the word he will step into
the 2:10 list, as he could ten last sea-
son. He is headed for the M. & M,
and mark this prediction,-he will fin
ish enc, two. Billy Bryan Is by Swa-
mock, 2:13A, dam by Big Mack,
2.25A.
Joe Pugh has bought the fast twist
err gelding, Barney H. and will cam
paign next season"