Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-15
WITH THE HORSES.
A Few Tips About the Trotters and
 Pacers.

Dan Patch by the crowning effort Of his career has demonstrated that when Star Pointer, Audubon Boy and himself paced miles in the open in 1:59A the limit of speed under nor nal conditions had not been reached.
 Jimmy Carpenter thinks he has a good prospect for the slow trotting events of 1906 in the 4-year-old colt VIII Axworthy, by Axworthy (2:15Ag out of the dam of Gayton. He trotte6 mile in 2:15A in his work at Read vile this fall.
 Pulsus (2:15A), the fast young trot. ter that Geers bought at Birmingham, Ala, recently. is by Egotist (2:221a), out of Dame Prudence by Hindu Wilkes (2:20A), grandam DunIora, dam of this seasons good trotter w. J. Lewis (209%). by King Rene.
 At present Ashland Wilkes (2:17A), seems to be the leading sire of tho year, although delayed reports may place some other sire ahead of him. Axtell (2:12), Prodigal (2:16), and Gambetta Wilkes (2:19A), are the otii- CTS in the front tier of the seasons sires.
 Dan Patch is fortunate in having an owner such as few champions ever have had He has been handled ever since becoming the property of MT Savage with one object in view, that of being kept constantly before the public. He has not been allowed to race, and everything has been done to have him fit for his supreme trials against the watch. His handling has been model for other owners who seek only the ends MT Savage has been after.
 From all accounts the horses are moving fast at the Santa Rosa (CaD track these days. Frsak TgHeT work ed his 2-year-old pacing lilly CarlOcfta a mile in 2:15, the last quarter In 30% seconds. She is by Sidney Dillon, out of Carlotta Wilkes. On the same cay he stepped the 2-year-old pacer Carrie Dillon, by Sidney Dillon. out of Bis- carl, by Director, mile fin 2.1615.
 The brown gelding Nut Boy (2:15h), who wound up his campaign by win ming the 2:15 trot at Baltimore last week, is thought to be coming sen sation. He came out green this sea son and was not started until late in August. He then trotted eleven races in rapid succession. of which, he won nine. His best winning heat was 2:15k, but he worked half mile pub licly in 2:11%. He is by Nutpipe (2:15k), pacing son of NutwOod (2:1s%l, his dam being by Smugglea (2:15A).
 Count Malynshi of Russia, owner of the. American bred trotter Valen- tine, who has been making a toui Of America, is now at Lexington, Ky, where he will remain for some time studying the methods Of the, trainers of trotting horses with a view of be- coming an expert trainer in his native country. Count Malynshi has a select stud of about 20 mares, mostly Amer ican bred, and will while here pur- chase several promising youngsters to add to his racing stable next sea- son.
 The Highland Park track at be trolt is being dismantled and will soon be a thing of the past It was built originally by the late c. B. Stevens, and was at first used as a matinee track. It was then half mile course, but was later enlarged to a mfie. About a dozen years ago several im- portant harness meetings were gTven there, but Of recent seasons It has been used exclusively by the runners. and had degeneratsd into "merry=go- round" Its disappearance from the map Is said to be due Co the refusal of Nfra Stevens. willow of It's old own CT. to grant q renewal of the ,sase upon 1t owing to her religious ecr1pleE