Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
TR0TTING QUEENS
COSTLY WARDROBE
SWEET MARIE HAS MANY NEW
GOWNS
BROADCL0TH TRAVELLING SUIT
William Garlsnd's Famous Mare Has
the Most Expensive Horse Outfit
Ever Made--To Race Against
Tlverton Wednesday
'ROADcLoTH TRAVELLING SUIT

Many a brides trousseau has been made
with less care, and certainly with far
less expense, than the outfit which has
Just been completed for California's great
trotting queen, Sweet Marie, owned by
William Garland of Los Angeles. Last
year Sweet Marie lost but one race
and earned nearly $4,000. Consequently,
Mr. Garland decided this season to give
her the handsomest and most expensive
OUTFIT ever made for horse. Sweet
Marie's boudoir is now fitted with every
thing that the most exacting and fas-
tidious track queen could desire. There
rs beautiful travelling suit, costly
robe de mutt" dressing gowns for morn
ing wear, sweaters-practically bath
robes--linen suits for summer evenings,
exercising outfits, bath towels or rubbing
cloths bearing her monogram and other
toilet adjuncts, including commodious
trunk in which to keep them all. Sweet
Marie will open the big trotting events of
1905 at Belmont park, Philadelphia, Wed
nesday, when she will race Tiverton,
2:0ik, for a purse of $4,000, offered by the
Pennsylvania Road Drivers association.
Wherever she goes this year her new
wardrobe will accompany her.
Costly Travelling Gown
Blue and white are the prevailing colors
In the new "duds" Of California's, or,
ting mare. Nearly every large piece
bears her name in flowing script, while
the smaller creations are adorned with
0clCdlSly WOTheQ UOnOBTdInS. f1dnQ-
soonest and costliest of the wardrobe is
the full-dress suit for travelling. For
Sweet Marie does not travel like ordinary
horses; she has a commodious boxcar all
to herself and watchful attendants are
always with her. OF rich dark blue is the
travelling costume, elaborately trimmed
with broadcloth and a fieur de lis Of
e len braid The principal piece
blanket. bearing on each side the mares
name in, bold script. A separate hood
fits loosely over neck and head and bears
the monogram IS. M" on each side. An
extra blanket and surcingle complete the
suit. Very swell, indeed, must be her
ladyship's presence when she is ar
rayed in all this finery.
The Robe de Mutt
Her ladyships winter robe de mutt
sleeping blanket, the rude horsemen call
tralian wool. It is Of yellow tone with
blue trimmings and surcingle to match.
The surctngle is to hold the blanket in
place, while the mare is lying down; An
bath robe is beautifully made medium
weight sweater 1t is also made of Aus
tralian wool, soft and .clinging, striped
with blue. On each side is the mares
name in blue letters ending in sweep
ing scroll. To be worn on warm summer
evenings or when luxuriating in some rich
pasture is a very thin. suit of imported
Holland linen, as carefully cut and, made
as though intended to be worn at some
fashionable equine seaside resort. In fact,
1t seems that a parasol is the only thing
needed to complete the jaunty summer at
tire of Garland's mare.
Meets Tiverton Wednesday
In addition to the suits mentioned,
Sweet Marie is the possessor of a number
of soft but heavy black and white sweat
ers. Some of these. are for use on cold
evenings or damp, chilly days, and others
to envelop the trotter after a race to
prevent her from catching cold.
Sweet Maries approaching match race
with her old rival, Tiyerton, which iss
bound to be an event long remembered
in the history of the trotting turf, has
attracted attention to her remarkable de-
velopment from local matinee horse of
but little reputation to one of the great
trotters of America. Sweet Marie began
life in 1896 as the property of local
negro She is a daughter of Mckinney
(2:111s) and Lady Rivers, and can trace
her lineage back to Vermont Black
s So much speed did the young mare
show in the matinees Of the Los Angeles
Driving club at Agricultural park under
her first owner and Milo M. Potter, who
the attention of William Garland, and
was finally secured by him for the COM
paratively insignificant sum OF $780, Gar
land drove the mare to mark of 2:11lz.
Satisfied that he had horse of unusual
merit he allowed her to be taken east
last year and entered on the Grand Cir
cult tracks.
Placed in the hands of Alta Mcdonald,
the only man in the world who has driven
three horses so fast that their average
time is under two minutes, Sweet Marie
made wonderful progress Her remark
able struggle with Tiverton in the Tran
sylvania stakes last year at Lexington,
KY, is well remembered. Tiverton won
the first and second heats in 2:04A and
2:04iz. Mcdonald, handling Sweet Marie.
drove the mare to victory in the next
three heats in 2:05, 2:OS1s and 900, estab-
fishing a new worlds record for Ave
heat race.