The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-29
HARNESS HORSE GOSSIP.
Many High Glass Stations Are in TIA
Stud for 1905.

Many High Glass Stations Are in the
Stud for 1905.
When an Indiana man paid $4,000
for Sidney Dillon at auction last win
ter the fact was recognized by OBJ
servant hOrSemen that the sire of the
worlds champion trotter had been Sc
cured at bargain counter figures. This
is already shown to be so by the an
nouncement that the stations book is
practically full at $3.50, so that Sidney
Dillon will pretty much earn himself
out in his first eastern season.
From all parts of the country comes
the news that never before were SO
many mares bred to the high class
at a $500 fee, will turn away would be
patrons in New York state, and at
Boston Bingen will have more than he
can do. In the Kentucky blue grass
region all the noted sires are prosper
ing wonderfully, and, in fact, stations
of merit everywhere are being patron
lied as never before.
John A. McKerron Will make his
first full season this year. He is To-
Gated at Litchdeld, O., and will have
an extra fine lot of mares on his
book, headed by the ex-champion
Nancy Hanks, followed by the one
time wagon champion Lucille, ana
four or five other fast mares from MIR.
Billings matinee stable.
Critical people in such matters do
not doubt that McKerron will prove 4
of distinct value to the breeding in
terests, as he is one of the best gated
trotters that ever looked through a
bride and one of the sort to whom
the saying, HE doesn't know how to
make a break will truly apply The
first colt ever sired by McKerron was
sold the other day for $4,000. He is
called Harry McKerron, is years old,
and last summer saw him step a half
mile better than Los at Cleveland and
do the trick in race horse fashion
Lou Dillon, by the way, is reported
by Mr.. Billings, who was in Chicago
not long ago on his way from Cali
fornia to the east, as having wintered
spIendidly under the care of Budd
DobIe. A good deal of the nervous
ness that was one of her chief charac-
teristics last season has disappeared,
and now she will do pretty much what
her driver asks in the way of gait
when taken to the track When San
ders had the mare she was not at all
that sort of a horse, but, on the con-
trary, took a good deal out of herself
when in training by reason of the fact
that she refused to jog in the manner
of ordinary trotters, or take slow re-
peats. but insisted on going up to
pretty fast clip as soon as she was
started up. Lou will come east be-
fore long and the announced pro-
ramrne of trotting her a number of
races to wagon against Major Delmar
will be carried out the horses being
driven alterna tely by Mr. Billings and
H K Devereux of Cleveland.
A report comes from Sioux City, Ia
that ssthe horsemen of the northwest
intend to erect over the grave OF the
late Robert T. Kneebs. reinsTnan Of
national reputation who is buried
here, an appropriate monument to
perpetuate his achievements on the
American turf
It is safe to say that the horsemen
of the northwest. as body. will not
erect a monument to Kneebs. or any
body else. bob" Kneebs had lot OF
friends when he was alive, and they
stuck by him royalty when the old
man was cast into a German prison