Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1903-02-21
The Sire of Hermis.

The Sire of Hermfs.
The sire of Hermis was bred in Eng
land by the Duchess of Montrose, who
in her day was noted as horsewoman,
racing her stable throughout Great
Britain and France. The present can
didate for championship honors is the
most notable product of this well
known sire, which descended from The
bais. one of the greatest mares ever
seen in England, winning many races
with 100 pounds and over on her back,
and from Isonomy. also weight car
rier winning the Manchester cup with
the almost impossible impost of 1873
pounds. Therefore it is no wonder that
Hermis can pick up practically any old
kind of weight and run inside the mon
ey.
Hermis is now at Sheepshead Bay,
New York, where he is gradually being
rounded into form. He is ridden from
four to six miles day at an easy gait
and greatly enjoys the work. He
knows his daily schedule as well as
does his trainer.
Hernais Likes Food and Work.
Unlike many great Thoroughbred
Banastar, for instance, frequently
called the IMAM killer,'-Hermis has the
most gentle Of dispositions and takes
kindly to the routine of training. One
of the most important things Hermis
finds to do is to eat At this feature of
his schedule he is a sure winner. He is
given three meals day, just like the
average human being, and when sup
per is over he is found to be still look
ing for more. He is the equine Oliver
Twist and were much eating a pro-
Queer of speed the great Hermis would
not have the slightest difieulty in ex-
ceiling the famous record made by the
immortal Bobby Burns when over in
Scotland his mount beat the pursuing
witches from Alloway kirk to the "Auld
Brig o. Doom
The Speedy Foreign Cyclists.
Many prominent American cyclists
are now chasing the almighty and con-
/ venient dollar on foreign tracks, and
strange as it may seem, they are not
having strikingly easy time of IT..
Ordinarily the Yankee scorchers come
home with all the loose coin on the
continent, but the European riders have
| finally taken a tumble and have
| themselves started in the game "for
| keeps" Among the men whose per-
| formancess at Paris, Vienna and Ber-
| lin, etc., have attracted attention are
several of the pedal pushers familiar to
/ the folk on this side of the pond. OAR
rogon and Bruni, the French stars who
| appeared in the international six day
race in Madison Square Garden, New
York, early in the winter, are doing
| good work as also is Banogrim. the
champion OF Belgium, who came over
with the two foregoing time killers.
| Banogrin1 is twenty-six years old and
! is the winner Of more than thirty races
/ of Importance. lie was beaten in Lon
/ don in an international championship
/ race several years ago by Linton, the
speedy sprinter. Darrogon is nineteen
| years old and has won more than a
score of first prizes. and the good work
still continues He holds the unpaced
| record for ten kilometers.
Greyhound and Whippet Racing.
The Pacific coast is the center of that
| highly interesting and exciting sport OF
greyhound coursing and whippet rae
| ing Other parts of the country have
patronized the pastime to some extent
but it nowhere has the widespread pop
ularity that we find awarded 1t in Cali
| fornia and the adjoining states. In
California the racing of greyhounds and
whippets has been reduced to a science
and the leading dogs are as well known
| throughout the state as champion run
| ming or trotting horses are elsewhere.
! This pa slime originated in England
| where these breeds of dogs are brought
| to the height Of their development, and
| many sporty country squire in the
| tight little isle has lost and won
small fortunes on his speedy dogs. The
whippet is the fastest running ami
NAL, outstripping record breaking race
| horses with ease. At short distances