The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
RECORD is AT HER MERCY
Lou DILLON Is EXPECTED TO LOWER
CRESCEUs'S MARK.
Performances Of c. X. G. Billings's
Little Mare Have Set Horsemen to
Speculating-Track Notes.

Lou Dillon, c. X. G. Billings's great mare.
has been traversing the grand circuit this
season and making many attempts to break
the record. Everywhere the horse goes she
is heralded widely and some of the notices
that are sent out do the fast little mare
great credit 1t is often asked, why don't
she break the record, or has she enough
speed to last the mile against record-break-
ing timer All these questions have re-
manned unanswered and Billings and his
mare are still getting the money on the
big tracks for every attempt the horse
makes. OF course, the big prizes do not
come when horse fails to break a record
and 1t Is the greater surprise why Billings
would not allow his little mare to clip off
part Of a second.
During the training season at Chenille
Billings drove the little mare the greater
part of the time and much praise came
from the training track as to what the
horse was doing. Great predictions were
made oy horsemen as to what Lou Dillon
would do after she was taken on the cir
cult. McHenry, the veteran trainer, was
then placed in charge of the fast little
mare and it was said by the wise ones"
about Mayor Goff's village, that Lou Dill
lon would take the laurels from Cresceus.
So far this prediction has not come true.
1t Is almost time that the questions Of the
u.
dianapolis was visited last week by one of
the big horse owners who has a string
at Brighton Beach. In talking over the
efforts of Lou Dillon to beat the world
record. he said: "It isn't time yet for that
feat. Why should Billings want to give
other tracks the reputation of allowing
Lou Dillon to to make the record when he
shrewd as any horseman in the business
His interests at Memphis are such that 1t
would be of good advantage to him to have
lxOl in hat
Southern city. If she breaks the record
you can look for her to do 1T at Memphis"
train. as he was in hurry to get to New
York.
Robert N. Newton Of Yorkville, Ill, has
| been engaged as starter for the races at
| the coming state fair. Heretofore the work
has been done by Mr.. Mcdonald, of
Lebanon, but some of the horsemen pro-
tested against his officiating this year. The
board has been entirely pleased with Mr.
| that another be tried as Mcdonald has
| been giving them the "go" for five years
and they desired a change.
Newton has sent the horses away several
| times on the Memphis track and he has
given satisfaction. The members of the
| Indiana State Board Of Agriculture have
expressed themselves as fortunate in get
| ting Mr. Newton for this year. The races
| at the state fair will be of such high class
| that it will require good starter to look
| after them.
At the recent meeting of the members of
] the State Board of Agriculture the subject
| of building up the new half-mile track was
discussed. The track has been inclosed
with wooden fence and now makes a
good training track for many Of the young
! sters stabbed at the fair grounds The
| horsemen are pleased with the new track
| saving that IL dries much easier than the
| mile track. The small track, however. is
/ rough in certain places and this will not
| allow any fast work to be done. The men,
| bers of the board are thinking of purchas s.
1 ing several acres of soft. loamy soil and
| placing ii on the new track and make it in
| some respects similar to the old one. There
| is no black loan near the state fair grounds
! and the members think it will entail great
| expense to fix up the small track this year