The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

Jay McGregor. 2:Os. is to be In the stud
next season.
Baron Wilkes, 21S, is to be one OF the
Kentucky star stations next year.
Bob Bever will again be in charge Of the
Jewett covered track at Buffalo this winter.
One of the best cards in Scott Hudson's
stable next season will be Lady Gail Hamil-
ton, 2:11%.
Memphis claims credit for five of the If
teen miles trotted or paced this year in 200
or better.
Budd Doble will spend the winter in Cali
fornia looking after Kinney Lou, 2:07Z and
The Roman, 2:091a.
The Western trainer and driver Ras Eek
er, has decided to winter at Indianapolis and
train here next year.
Matte Wilkes, 2:21k, by Ashland Wilkes,
owned by c. ID. Bell, Of Lincoln, Neb.. is to
be bred to Mckinney, 2:11A.
There Is no truth in the report that Char
| ley Dean, the Western trainer of trotters,
will train stable of runners.
In the future no horses will be raced in
the string of the Dreamwold farm that have
not been bred by Thomas w. Lawson.
Gambetta Wilkes, 2:19A, now tops the list
of sires of 2:10 performers, having twelve
to his credit. thus leading Brown Hal and
Onward.
There Is talk Of having Pan Michael,
2:0I%. changed to the trot next season.
This fellow is by Boreal, and is a full BROTH
| er to Boralma.
| W. II. Snyder. the veteran trainer Of trot-
| tiers, who went over to the camp of the
bang-tails, has already made good in his
! newly chosen field
Jacob Simmons has sold the PAGER Point
| Breeze, 2:20, breeding unknown, to Michael
McNulty for $3.50. and has purchased the
PAGER Maud, trial. 2:25, for $40.
When George Ketcham left Kansas City
with Cresceus he took with him Bachelor
Maid, the bay PAGER, formerly the property
Of z. b. Demarest Mr. Ketchum will in
| clude Bachelor Maid in the string he in
| tends taking to England for selling pur-
poses: She has made the mile in as fast as
PIG. Mr.. Ketchum paid Mr.. Demarest 1886
/ for the mare.
Waterboy and McChesney. the rivals for
four-year-old honors. never met, but on the
races run by the two horses during the
season it looks as though Waterboy was a
shade the best. He started seven times and
won all but two races. In his first start
OF the season he was beaten by Dublin and
his other defeat was in the Saratoga Cup,
when he was beaten by Africander and
Heno. McChesney ran more races, but out
/ or fourteen starts he was only returned q
winner eight times. Hermis. on his three
| year-old form, was considered a candidate
! for the honors in this class, but, like Sava-
| BILE, he proved disappointment, especially
at distance over a mile.
Among the new Jockeys developed this
year are Fuller, O'Neill, Higgins and Hicks
In the East; L. Wilson, Sheehan, d. Austin.
IL. Phillips, 8. Bonner and Helgeson in the
| west. The latter met with unfortunate
accident just as he was in his stride. Each
| of these jockeys had big following and
| py sticking to any one boy in a systematic
| way they were we'll repaid for their trouble
| Among the Western riders of whom little
| has been said, is ID. Austin a little fellow
who rode at st. Louis. but he is one of the
| most consistent performers In the saddle to-
day, and should soon be picked up by some
| big stable. There are number of other
| youngsters coming to the front, but they
need a little more experience
| Africander made great effort to land
| the honors in the three-year-old division.
| though he was trimmed at equal weights
| by the Western champion, The Picket at
| the fall meeting at Coney island. Later, at
Gravesend, The Picket was beaten by field
| much inferior to Africander. The latter
| was great horse over distance of ground
| and with Charles Elwood gave battle to
| such good ones as Waterboy. Hunus and
| Major Dangerfeld in the all-aged events.
| The biggest disappointment of the season
| In the three-year-old division was Savable
the crack Western colt. He won his first
four races, but after that went to the bad