The sun., 1903-05-23
NEWS OF THE HARNESS HORSES.
Some Cool Prospects in Monroe Sails
bIry's Stable--WOrk at EuiDire Track

BY common consent Tuesday and Friday
Of each week have been selected as the days
for fast work on the Empire City track. On
these days the visitors often number hundreds
and the scenes on the track are spirited.
The visiting delegation from the city was
surprised yesterday on reaching the track
to find 1t deep with mud. II hao rained there
during the greater part of the night ana u
was late in the afternoon before the track
was safe for fast work
The centre of attraction for the visitors
was the newly arrived stable of Monroe Sails
bury. Mcnte Carlo. 2o0H. the star OF the
stable last season. Is IA large horse. fully 10
hands and weighing now at least 200 pounds.
He IL az fat w the traditional seal and 80
oya all the others. Mr.. Salisbury delights
TO tell how he bought Monte Carlo after he
had been tried and given UP al failure.
His success with the horse was well illustrated
when he raced Major Delmar to u head finish
when that trotter took his record OF 2:oS1s.
The PAGER Musk. OF whom 10 much has been
told as to his phenomenal speed is mammoth
horse standing 1873 hands. MIR. Salisbury
explained how he had watched the horse over
the Plcasanton track and the futile efforts OF
the owner to make him pace fast. When
he was voted a poor propo sition Mr. Salisbury
got him. and to quote his own words. he has
never had him driven to his limit. Il saw
the Sage of Pleasant on. "and saw him draw
aheavy cart half mile in less than one minute,
but know he could have gone faster in each
trial had he been asked"
Continuing in his quiet. anable wdy, Mr..
Salisbury said; Much has been written
OF his speed. but few mention his breeding.
His sire was son OF Dexter Prince. out OF
of a daughter of Nutwood, and his dam was
of John N Nelson Why should he not be fastY'
When Musk began to show .phenomiennl
speed Mr.. Salisbury bought full brother.
that is now years old. and he also bought
the dam "A hne- looking mare" as he ex-
planned it. "and quite ashamed of her homely
son, ,,
engaged in the stakes, stands 1872 hands
and wei CHS Loo pounds. He il as light
on his feet as a ,po,ly." explained the owner
large horse and wanted to mate him A
friend told me Of Monroe. used in san Fran
wagon, H. The first ,i!ne i rode behind hin,
he showed me that he was trotter and |
bought him" >,
Judge Green, hv Drectum. 2:os,. ia
another promising stake trotter that stands
1872. and is as heavy as Monroe. u saw
him running on the ranch with lot of colts. '
struck him II sharp blow before he was aware
of il. He jumped away. as nimble as a pony
and struck sharp trSt and "a, PGusht iLo,hIs hh
with the young horse had only begun. The
horse was bad gated and quite lame from
a curb and the trainer found 80 much fault
that finally the owner took him in hand.
For two months he brushed the horse n little
every day, often not more than an eighth
of a mile, but at the end of that time by
proper sh0eing ho had corrected the faulty
gait and the horse was fast.
When the track had dried sufficiently
number of owners, gave their horses some
sharp work Charles {. Lloyd, behind the
black trotter Malzour. 2l5',. and Arthur
lupe. with the bay trotter Edgewood 2l?t,
worked mile and repeat together Going
away slowly in the repeat mile. the quarter
was reached in ~ seconds. Then the horses
were, moved faster and the second quarter
was in "a and the third in AL. making the
middle half in los1., In the h9mestretch
Edcewood moved ahead and logged home the
mile in o,25i.. Edgewood was full of trot and
it looked rs if he could have stepped either
OF the fast quarters close to 30 seconds
Alexander Frankenstein drove the gray
trotter Glenmere Boy. 2l4.. an easy mile
with the last half in 10 and the, last quarter
in "a seconds. Charles Weiland was up be-
hind the PAGER Judge Joseph and later he
drove the chestnut trotter Lorna McGreQor
T.. ~ Lape gave the PAGER Baron Bel. 2'liH
an easy mile and repeat and the trotter Julia
Baron two slow miles.
On account Of the heavy track. Mr.. Sails
bury W. j. Andrews and several other owners
and trainers will work their horses to-day.