St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-09-19
Vermont Mare Queen Of Turf.
Rcstamc, Little Bay Wonder from Bar
ton. Turned VI lies in 1.Ol3 and OS%
i'm Free-f0r-All mt ReadyIile.

ton. Turned Miles in 2.Ols4 and . O9s4
i'm Free-for-All mt ReadvIile.
Ecstatic, the handsome little mare
from Barton, is now queen of the
turf her winning mile against a strong
wind in 2.01s4 at Readville, Mass, being
| the fastest by iul second ever raced
| by pacing mare. Ecstatic was pitted
against Angus Pointer, owned by George
E. Whitney, of Burlington, and the
doughty little Laconda.
The Vermont mare, after her poor
showing at Poughkeepsie, was not
| reckoned as being one OF the top notchers
! Her mile however, makes her one of the
| greatest of her kind. Not only did she
beat Angus Pointer in 01s4, but she
came back the next trip and carried him
to break in 2.02s4. The first mile she
was away to bad start and was timed
officially in 2 03 and was going easily at
the finish. In her fast mile she was all
out and Just managed to OUTRAGE the
Pointer horses.
In the last race she was under hard
drive up to almost'the finish, but when
Pointer made his break Lang saved her
as much as possible. This remarkable
exhibition of speed and gameness took
place ia the free for.all pace and was a
fitting close to the greatest meeting Bos-
ton has ever known.
Maud Keswick drew the pole in the
opening race, but soon lost it to Angus
Pointer, who rushed over from the out
side. Whitney's horse driven by Sunder-
lin won comfortably in 203A, with
Ecstatic close up.
1t looked as though driver Lang was
satisfied to be second, and many good
. Judge looked for the mare from the mort b
. country to give Angus Pointer the hard
est battle of his life, but there was no
( one who expressed the opinion that she
. could beat him. They were away on
. even terms the next trip, and raced side
! by side the entire mile. The middle hall
, they covered in SO seconds, reaching the
! three. quarters in 1.29A. Then they had
! to face stiff wind and the clip slackened,
: but the battle became more desperate.
Z Down the stretch the Vermont mare and
E Angus Pointer came with no apparent
advantage and the crowd was on its
feet, breat bless with the knowledge that
it was witnessing one of the grandest
duels in turf history. Zach by inch the
!. beautiful little mare gained on the big
!, geldipg, and at the wire she had hin
y safe by half his length in 201s4, thu
! fastest mile ever raced by one of her sex
THAT will cook her," said everyone
: "She simply OUTRAGED herself, and will b
, easy plucking next trip"
The b. VS. did not know what wonder
= full creature they were talking OF, tor he
exhibition in the third race stamped he
as possessing heart of steel.
! Angus Pointer is no faint-hearted war
n rior, and he died game. Sunderlin nurse
r. him along carefully, waiting until To
q Journey was three quarters over beior
" making his drive. The grandson OF tn
z first two minute racer came down th
!, stretch very fast and looked to be dar
II gerous opposite the bleachers. Lam
had settled down for another hard driv
and repetition otthe previous tnis
y looked possible. Pointer had raced hin
p self out, and In the last final etfor
q Jumped off his feet, which allowed Ecstt
tic to win in 2022, which time tqualt
es the former record for pacing mares
I, competition, made by the Broncho q
W Cleveland month ago. l0i SN0EC
d, The new racing queen is handsom
bay mare owned at Roaring Broo
1t stable, Frank 7. Holder, proprietor {
as Barton. She is seven years of age an
in comes ofroyal lineage. being by Oratori
4. 213, out OF Ethelyn, 2,33, by Haro
a. Oratorio is son of Wilkes Boy an
as Canzonet by Dictator, second dam Fugu
in 2.19A, by King Rene, Ethelwyn is one
the greatest of brood mares, having
- her credit, Ecstatic, OH; Ethel's Prid
Cd 2 O6%; Ecstacy, 2.101a pacing, 2 IL
'oi trotting; Impetuous, 2 10. and thr
~. other trotters with standard record
= Her dam, Kathleen, is daughter
~ Pilot, jr., and produced Eaget, 2.14l
~ Ecstatic was the trotting sensation
,;s the year 1904, but did not equal t
he expectation Other admirers last seaso
Ecstatic has been trained for al
= driven in all her races by Frank Lang
Barton, who deserves deal of credit I
when the man first appeared in pub
she was notional, and it was freely p
dicted that her speed could never pc Us
l to advantage. AT speed her gait is .p
on feet and she wears only two pairs OF