The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08

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Dark Wilkes (2:09) and the single trot-
ter Ialgo (2:09), in the 2;10 list. The
other three are PAGERS.
1t Is doubtful if there is any good
reason why the three PAGERS should not
have been educated to trOt. The PAGER
is popular on the Pacific coast. Many
last ones have been bred there and
thither Star Pointer Q:591z) has gone
to help increase the product.
The Dam of Maud S.
Miss Russell. by Pilot, Jr., was the
dam of Maud S. C2:OSas) and Lord Rus
sell both by Harold. Lord Russell was
the sire of Kremliu (2:07%), owned by
William Russell Allen at the Allen
farm, Pitts1eld. While Lord Russell
was not q sire of many in the standard
list, or even extreme speed, he got but
few PAGERS comparatively. His son,
Kremlin, is proving a potent prOgenitor
Of the tr0tter.
NutWo0d (2:185z) by Belmont out of
Miss Russell, is the sire of 1876 trotters
and So PAGERS. He sired the PAGER Man
ager (2.06A) and the trOtter Lockhart
(2.081a). His daughters are the dams of
Il who have records in or below 2:10
The six trotters, of this list are: Arion
(2:07sz), CnnsuelO G. C2:07%), Fred Kohl
(2;0l$a), Alice Carr (2.091), AllieWood
(2:1912) and Ethel Dawns (2:10). we'll
known and three owned around the
Hub.
Another mare by Pilot, IT., to produce
trotters in large numbers was. Water
witch. She was the damn 0f-sAa a7Ttbrinos
Gift. the first staHien to tFot "a ze2e; of
Scotland f2:221a) by imp. Bonnie Scot
land, q thoroughbred; Of Viking (2sI91A).
Warderets. Her daughter produced
eight standard performers, only one be
ing a PAGER This mare, by son OF
PAGER, her dam by Kinkhead's st. Law
renee, a horse with pacing tendency,
was prepotent in the production Of trot-
tiers. as witness her son Scotland G.
(2:211z) by a running bred horse.
Back in her day great pains was taken
to make trotters Of colts which showed
a disposition to pace.
Jay Eye sees Pacing Mark.
Jay Eye See, a pure gated trotter,
the first to go a mile in 2;10, as re-
marked, became injured in some way
which affected his gait and he was set
to pacing, getting a record OF 2:O63z.s
No one speaks Of him now as fast
PAGER, and the mark added nothing to
his value and but little to his reputa-
ton.
Dark Night, who descended from his
dam, Midnight, got three PAGERS with
records better than 2:10, to only one
trotter, as noted. These PAGERS might
have been made to trOt If the side
Wheel horse had not been converted
into a racing machine.
Tom Rolfe headed a family Of trOt-
/ ters, although he has a large list of
/ pacing descendants. His dam, Poca-
hontas, had pacing record of 2:11 TO
q
for years. Her daughters were trot-
ters. Young POcahontas, by Ethan Al
len, very fast as q ,trOtter, was sold to
I Mr.. Bonner for a price commonly
stated as $4,000 Tom Rolfe got the
/ stallion Young Rolfe (2:21 Il }, and he
! sired Nelson (2:O9), the grandest gait
! ed trotter on earth. who is making
+ history getting trotters from all sorts
Of mares down in Maine"
The Hal family is the one pacing
family which is being maintained as
such. Star Pointer (1:591z), the first
light harness horse to score past the
( two-minute mark, belongs to this prod
uct from sunny Tennessee.
The PAGER never cut much Of a hg-
ure in the early history of harness
racing. There was always a prejudice
against them. Most Of them were
raced under the saddle or handicapped
to wagon If they raced with a trotter
who went to saddle. Along in the sew
entities they began to appear in harness
quite thick and a little faster than the
trotters- There was Sweetzer 12:15)
Sleepy George (2:15), Sleepy Tom
(2.145k), SOrrel Dan (2:14), Rowdy
Boy C2:13 ~, the gray mare Lucy
(2:14), Flora Belle (2:13 -, Matte
Hunter (2:12%), Buffalo Cir
(2:121h), Little Brown jug (2:11 Il ,
and in 1883 Johnston (2:1O)