New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
MAJOR DELMAR EQUALS LOU DILLON'S TINE.
GELDING TROTS NILE IN THO MIN
CTES FLdT, lfIDED BY U-IND SHIELD

Another two minute trotter appeared YESTERDAY
when Major Delmar. tho fast gelding for whom
Z. /. Smathers paid $4,000 the day before. clipped
ore-qHarter of second of his record and equaIed
Lou Dil.ons time He trotted most wonderful
hAe' and IN a same bur firing finish shot under
the wire in two minutes fat
AIier preliminary warming UP. the seldng
champion came cut for his great trial 1T $50. he
went rouna the first turn, broke and came back.
At Inc second attempt he went away as steady as
clock. and. though "A slow beginner got TO the
quarter in o55l3- Up the backstretch he shot with
s1ch hshtning rapilitE that ne flashed by the half
mile pole IN 0.s2. Then the erandstand arose and
cheered as TIE gallant son Of Demar flew around
the top turn TO the three-quarters pole in % and
came home 20 Tho wire in 200 thus egualliug the
time Of the trotting queen
Two running horses. hitched to sulkies. were pro-
Vided for pacemakers. The sulky equipped with
the wind shield was driven by George Z. Spear.
regular trainer for L. Z Smathers Major Delmsr's
now owner.
Major Delmar Is a bay gelding l5.2 hands high.
He was bred by the late William Z. Spier. former
treasurer Of the International Paper Company and
was foaled at Suburban Farm. near Glens Falls.
y Y. in 1887. Delmar. 2sz. MS sire was a son Of
Eectioneer and SCutag Dixie diam Of Pasonte.
2:I2. by Toronto SouJag. a son Of Toronto chief,
22l. Delmar died young. and after he was gone
Mr.. Spier. who had owned both Dire-tnm. 2o5i..
ana Robert M-GreEor. 2l7ie. the sire of 'resceus,
2o2-.. expressed the belief that he was greater
stock horse than either of them.
Tho dam Of Major D,Imar was Expectation, 10y
Autograph. 1-i6ie son Of AIcanJara 25. by George
Wilkes. 80. Expectation was bred ana raised ~
Mr.. Sper ana she was out of an old fes bitten
Eray pacing mare called Miss Copeland that gained
record o- ---5- on a half-mlle track many years
ago. Miss Copeland was by AlmouI star, son OF
AImout- ana Isr dam was copeland Maid, 10y
Prophet d.. a Black Hawk horse. next dam Lydia.
hy MOBILES Vermont HamlletOnlan. The tII pedi-
gree OF the record breaker is not IN tue stud
book. ana is here published for the urst time Al
the closing out sale or the Suburban Farm horses
in November. Iesi. Miss Copeland was sold BY auc-
ti0n at Madison Square Garueu FOR Sla5- Two re
uorters VINO bought her resold her almost lmmedi-
atcIv 10 former Park Commissioner Samuel Nc
Mlilen. who now owns her
Expectation was purchased by Thomas ". Law
son for sl.5n and Major DeImar himself was struck
Of for $50 20 the old q j. ; Saylor. Of GlenS
Fails. who represented Frederick Parks, OF this
city. Mr.. p. IS Esd ben successful IN business
that he bought the horse 70 help The sale along
Major DelmaT then four Years OLD Driven by
a.. n. Baldwin. he had gained a record Of 2.l5 a
rhrea-y.ar -ol0 winning the NeW-England Futuritv
and other races. Owing 10 the death OF Mr.. Spier
the Young rroltr- was not Campa.gued four
year-Old Ar. Parks put him IA the hands az
a 7. Mcdonald. ~ Albany who drove him last
seas son 10 a record Of 2o5i ,-tne fastest then on
record fer hveyear-old trotter-vinnius So So IN
twelve races.