The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-23
FOR HORSE LOVERS.
Gossip of Interest to Turf Followers
and Others.

sold the IackaaW stallion bernardo
2.24A. to c. z. Mcdonald for a Boston
man. for $1,000 cash Mr.. Hennin
bought this horse about a month ago
Tor $1,000
John H. Steiner. secretary of the
American Trotting association, died az
flis home. near Cataract, Ind, Tuesday,
April %. Mr.. Steiner was secretary OF
ehe American Irotting association from
the time of its organization in 1887 un-
til his death.
Frank Work says that the nomination
of David Bonner in the 100000 Brighton
Beach and s15.o00 Massachusetts means
that Peter Sterling. 2:115k. viii be a
starter II he trains TO the form neces-
sary to be a factor in these two noted
races
Up to May T. forty mares had visited
the paddock Of jay Bird
Matt Miller. Of Cleveland, looks for
the '4-year-old stallion Robert Dawson
By Jack Dawson. 2161z dam Illlith
tdam of three by Robert McGregor.
2.175z, to take fast record this sea-
son.
John solan has in his stable at Glen
vile chestnut mare by Robert Me-
airegor. z.lfiz, dam Lula judd 2261z.
and thinks her q most promising pros
pect. He has been getting MemnOn b.
uaclzdaW ready for the early meetings,
and gave this good going trotter severaI
miles close to 80. Memnon was raised
BY NJ. A. Low on his Horton farm.
Dick Benson, of Kansas City. viii sell
this month. abandon the ranks of the
arotters and take I'D with the runners.
benson has been wonderfully success
Gul trainer. and his determination to
give up the trotters VIII come as a sur
prise to his friends
An exchange says: Newton is TAX
fng the lead in fostering breeding inter-
Gsts. having collected together a band
of sires in their radius not often sur
passed for a like sized community.
with stations like Gamorel 2:105z sire
~ twenty IN 2;084 up; Document by
Dlrector 2.ll dam by Guy Wilkes 2:1511,
sire of two in z-21iz: Moron 2:23H by
lNOrVal ZI4A, dam an Onward Strath-
Ilorei Judge Van de Veer 2:29N by
Aonon, and Falmont PIN sire at nine
years OF five Ia 2.131z up, aside from nu-
merous other younger horses, and highs
grade brood mares in proportion the
place is destined to push to foremost
rank In horse matters in the state
Not so, brother; Topeka always has ana
always expects to lead in that sort of
fhinR.
The old Kansas trainer. Ras Ecker.
now located at INDIANAPOLIS has a great
string OF fast horses He has been go
lng along easily in their work and has
sl1I ailoW sst any Of them to beat 2.s0.
eaaxlne z;08&, Sufrett POSI- Anna Held
1,AzNs Prince Cation and Miss Jeanette
ana the rest OF the star performers in
nIs string are in grand shape and are
keaqy 20 step along when called upoo
The great western circuit this vear
embraces sixteen mem bers with an asr-
sreeate Of close to 5000 600 in purses
al mile tracks. as follows: Mime
apolls, MINI. (Hamline), June 3O-Julv
9; milwaukee,, Wis, July ITO: Mendoza
I'LL (half-mile), July 40: Davenport
Iowa. July l4-l7; Des Moines Iowa
July z-24; Joliet, H.. July 27-1; Free
Rolt IL: august -; Davenport Iowa.
august LIZA; Columbus junction, Iowa
august 1921; Decatur, H. August IS
III; GalesbLrg, August 1928: Hanoiine
MINI. Estate Fair), August 21-Septem-
per o' monmouth. III, August 31-Sep-
tember 3; milwaukee,, Wis Estate Fair)
september 1918; Indianapolis Ind
September 14-1S; Springfield Ill (State
Fair), Septem Der 2S-October g. If will
be noticed that several members have
tne same dates, but. as they are To-
Gated IN different sections. their in
terests viii not conflict. If Topeka had
q mile track it would be in this circuit
where she would belong.
The Nara Eansett Park association
has received the entry list of the year
in the early-closing events to be raced
at the Providence grand circuit meet
ing, August 31-September 4. Especially
noteworthy is the list of nominations in
the two $4,000 everts for PA trotters
and 2.11 PAGERS, which considerable ex-
reeds any entry yet received in similar
classes Of equal value. For the six
events aggregating S28 COO. 1O6 nOn1i-
majors have named 2s6 horses. The
sensational entry list of the year ap-
pears IN the Roger Williams $40 600
2.14 trOtting class, which shows the rec
ord-brealung figures Of twenty seven
nominators and fifty-six horses. The
Park Brew, 100000 purse for 2:11 pac-
ers. the third renewal of the richest
offering ever raced for by a pacing
class. has eighteen nominations and
dorty-one horses. The 2:19 trot has eigh-
teen nOminatOrs of fOrty-one horses.
the PRS trot has fifteen nOminators of
thirty-nine horses, the 2.15 pace has
fifteen nominators Of tWenty-seven
0suN hoe
nominators Of thirty-two horses.
The horse show held at Boston was
highly successful, il measured by the
standard of financial returns to the
management. for the receipts were the
largest In the history of the society The
horse still has a fair grip on the affec-
tons of the Boston pOpulace- So far
as the relative merits of breeds was
concerned it was the same old story.
For the hundredth time the American
frotter demonstrated his superiority
over all other breeds in the game Of
high acting show qualities.
T.. f.. Smathers says he viii back the
loser Of the Lord Derby Major Delmar
race against Monte Carlo. 2:09h, for
$4,000 a side.
John II. Wallace, the founder Of the
Trotting Register and Year Book is
dead lie was 81 years old. His success
in life came after he was so until which
time he was q poor man. since then he
had accumulated a small fortune: pre-
Nipua 10 ms QealH ne gave 10 various
charitable institutions $25000 He was
q sinE-cat to his enemies and they were
numerous, and he kept them all busy
and a critic to his friends. who We're
few, but all acknowledged his integrity
and singleness of purpose to have every
pedigree registered according to the
facts as he saw them.
Topeka should have a local driving
club with matinee races every week
or two, perhaps combined with a minia-
fure hOree-sh0W fea ture There ara
plenty Of people who would take an in
terest in such a scheme. especially as
the cost would be nominal 1t would
help to form good taste in horses and
their equipments and add to the value
of the general horse industry Of Shaw