The Washington times., 1903-09-13
GREAT MAJOR DELhAR
WAS BOUGHT FOR $4,000
Champion Gelding TrOtter
Bred by W, E. Spier.
OWNER NEVER SAW HIM RACE
New Aspirant for the Worlds Record
Steps a Mile in 400 IA Over a
Track Fully Half Second Slow.

Major Delmar. 2:OOA. the new rival Of
Lou Dillon in the race for the champion
ship Of trotterdom. is a bay gelding. 1872
hands high. He was bred by the late
William E. Spier, former treasurer of
the International Paper Company. and
was foaled at Suburban Farm, near
Glens Calls. N. Y. in 1897
Delmar, 2;16%4. his sire. was a son of
Electioneer and Sontag Dixie (dam of
Pasonte, 2:13), by Toronto Sontag a son
Of Toronto Chief, 2:31. Delmar died
young. and after he was gone Mr. Spier.
who had owned both Directum, 2:05A,
and Robert McGregor. 2:17h, the sire
OF Cresceus. 2:O2A. expressed the be-
lief that he was a greater stock horse
than either of them.
The dam of Major Delmar was Expec-
tation, by Autograph, 2:1612, son of AL
cantara, 2:23. by George Wilkes, 2:22.
Expectation was bred and raised by Mp.
Spier, and she was out of an old flea
bitten gray pacing mare called Miss
Copeland, that gained a record of 2:25h
on a half-mile track many years ago.
Miss Copeland was by Almont Star, son
of Almont, and her dam was Copeland
Maid, by Prophet, jr., a Black Hawk
horse: next dam Lydia by Mobiles Yer
mont Hambletonian. The full pedigree
of the new record breaker is not in
the stud book. and is here published for
the first time
Grandam Sold for SI35.
Miss Copeland was a brood mare OF
marked excellence. She produced the
trotter Copeland (2:O9A), formerly
driven on the Speedway by Mr.. Spier,
and later owned by Arthur Lake.
at the closing out sale of the Subur-
ban Farm horses in November, 1901. Miss
Copeland was sold by auction at Madi-
son Square Garden for s135. Two re-
porters who bought her resold her al
most Immediately TO former Park Com
missioner Samuel MeMillen, who now
owns her.
Expectation was purchased by Thomas
W. Lawson for $1,50O. and Major Delmar
himself was struck off for 81 500 to the
bid Of D. S Saylor. OF GIens Falls, who
represented Frederick Parks, OF this
city. Mr. Parks had been successful
in business when associated with Mr.
spier. and 1t was said that he bought
the horse 10 help the sale along.
Major Delmar was then four years old
Driven by c. H. Baldwin. he had gained
j record Of 2.15 as a three-year-ol
winning the New England Futurity and
other races. Owing to the death of Mr.
Spier. the young trotter was not cam
paigned as a four -year-oId. Mr. Parks
put him in the hands of A p Mcdonald
of Albany. who drove him last season
10 record OF 2:05A-the fastest then
on record for fiye-year-old trotter-
winning 522 625 in twelve races.
Beats The Abbott in z:12.
Mcdonald matched him to trot against
Lord Derby. 2:0524, at the Empire track
on the Fourth OF July, but the other
horse trained of, and the contest did
not take place His one race this year
was trotted against The Abbot, 2:03l4
whom he defeated in PIP at Pough-
keepsie.
In an exhibition against time. at Al
bany. in July. Major Delmar lowered
his record TO 2:O4&4 His next exhibi-
tion was at the Empire track, where
he trotted in 2;O4- AT Providence last
week be cut his record down to 2:O2Is
with the aid of a running horse in front
to break the resistance OF the atmos-
phere. and at Syracuse. on Wednesday,
he set his mark at 2:O114. On Friday
he went a mile in 2:O014. nearly equal
ing Lou Dillon's record of 200.
1t is said that his owner never saw
Major Delmar race. Mr.. Parks visited
the Empire track in August. when his
horse trotted in 2:04 but he occupied a
seat in the rear OF the grandstand, and
even Mcdonald. the driver OF Major
Delmar. did not know he was on the
ground.
To Try 1t Again.
Major Delmar is under engagement to
start against the worlds record at the
Empire track on September "a. during
the fall trOtting meeting and horse
show. The fast course at Yonkers is
Icing SlTc@4d4iy pAGpd4t tu 4Oi the ITldl IN
hopes that the New York horse may
beat 200.
Major DeImars way of going is very
different from that of his great rival.
Lou Dillon. 200. He goes high at both
ends and has more hook action than
almost any other fast trotter on the
turf His temper is not the best Like
Lou Dillon, he is very ambitious, and
cannot be easily restrained when an
other horse is ahead of him on the
track
A. P. Mcdonald. who drives Major
Delmar, is not an Old man. but he IS
an old timer in the sulky. His greatest
success as a trainer has come to him
in the last few years with Connor,
2:O314 Darrell, 2:O41z; Wilque, 2:o9A:
Authoress, 2.O9A and other fast ones.
LUMBER YARD ROBBED.
Detectives O'Brien and Parham yester-