The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
the $4,000 mark before the season ends

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y Harper Logan, Of Grand Rapids, an
9nounces that he will give n months pro-:
gramme OF running races at his running
track at Tonawanda, N. Y. which Re
recently leased for two seasons. The
races will begin October LIST ana last the
entire month. Prospects point to DIE
field OF entries. TWO car loads OF horses
have been entered from Grand Rapids.
two from Newport, KY and one from
Lima. Ohio. Over two hundred entrles
in ali are expected. The track has not
been used Tor five years, but is in good
condition. s
since Lou Dillon some days ago, broke
the record Of Maud s., made to high
sullSy. there have been many INQUIRIES q.
to the performances years ago Of this old
turf idol, Maud s. 1t has been twenty
two years this summer since she ap.
peared on the old Homework track IN
Pittsburg and electrified the trotting
world by making the trottlng RECORD q !,
2:10,h S9f She was then seven years Oh.
Later Maud s. made new records. Here
ara some Of her best performances:
AZ four wears old she trotted a mile over
chester PARK. Cincinnati, half-rnile track
IN 2:23 S-4, and q few days later over
nile track In 2a7 1-2 At six years she
started at Chicago, July oath. In match
against Trinket and distanced her m
2:1S 1-2.
3 This was then the record for heat IN
a race against other horses. At Bul1alo'
August 4th', she was driven 70 !ose one
heat, it being the only heat she ever
lost She SION the fourth heat IN 2:l6 -.
which was tho record for, a fourth heat.
AT Rochester the following week she
trotted her first exhibition mile against
time and took record Of FL S-4 At
Chicago she closed the season IN an ex-
hlbition against time and lowered her re-
cord to 2:1o3-4. At Providence August
1st. jaw Eye See trotted In 2:10 and
headed the worlds 2:1o trotting list. On
the following day at Cleveland, Claud s.,
ttrotted In 200 ga. and once more was
queen Of the trotters. Later in the sea-
son, at Lexington, she trotted In 200 II,
yg1ich closed her gn for the year.
AT Cleveland, July %, 1885. she was start
ed to beat 200 ii. and won, trotting the
mile In 2:0S 3-4. 5 H
Odom will ride for Captain Sam Brown,
or Pittsburg, next season, The contract
will be the same as for this season,
$1,000 for first call. This will be Odom's
third season with Captain Brown. and
there Is little likelihood Of this relation
being severed until Captain Broyn gives
up racing or Odom ceases to be able to
ride. r5 Isl vfilsf
Trainer 'Pete" WINNER has decided to
winter the horses of Captain, Brown at
Sheepshead Bay. Formerly WINNER has
located at Lexington. Memphis, Mobile
and other points, but has found that the
horses are no better off when they make
their appearance in the spring than are
most OF the horses that remain North.
", B. Leeds has added Hurstbourne to
his string. Hurstbourne was the star Of
Mayor tleischmann's string and the price
paid Is said to have been $4,000. Mr..
Leeds Intends to go into racing extern
sively next season. Ills partnership this
year with Andrew Miller has not netted
even a brilliant failure, and the pur-
chase of Hurstbourne. 1t is said. is the
first step In building up strong string
for next season. 4'ii
1t Is now said Afrcander's injuries
have proven not SO serious as was at
first reported, and there Is every llkeli-
hood that this great colt will be able to
stand training rs four-year-old. 1t is
to be sincerely hoped this Is true, for
there never was n better or gamer colt
than this son Of Star Ruby. y