Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
GREAT TROTTING
YEAR IS ENDED
Racing Meets in 1907 We're Of
High Class
Order.
WORLDS RECORDS BROKEN.
tNeuis at Phoenix. Ariz.. Nearest APP
prOach 10 Grand Circuit
stables Into Retirement.


an end fe'F meetings VIII FOLLOW on
the mile tracks OF the south, the prin-
cipal ones being IN Tcxns. where cir
CUT VIII soon open that Will not close
until the big Territorial fair at Phoenix
Ariz., is held i'm December. this heing
the nearest approoch TO grand circuit
racing existing In the south Balti-
more Md, also holds a first class meet.
ing over one Of the half-mile tracks
there the coming week. A majority OF
me pie stables Will go into retirement
Tor the winter, but few viii go to
Baltimore AMI through the southern
states.
The racing this season has been OF
as nigh class as has ever been wit
messed. The breaking OF worlds records
mas been frequent. and beside the re-
cord breaking stunts the class racing
mas Teen Of "a high order Beginning
with the meeting at Libertyville. m.
the first week IA July. sensational rae.
ing has been the order an the time and
never let M until the closing day
AT Lexington. More high class horses
Were seen in races this season than
ever before. Especially may this be said
of the trotters. Heretofore one or two
sensational trotters may have turned
up but never Ls fore so many In one
year as this seagon.
III WIZ no doubt be- many seasons be-
lufe TWO such phenomenal Traitors az
Hlghbal and Sonoma Girl appear In
one year Such battles as they put IN
nave been unequaled in turf history.
al . poth VIII be set down as the great
est green tr0tters that have ever an
peared, Both have had a most re-
ma kable series OF c0nquests ana de-
Geats, as well as times when AZ was
Thought their usefulness was a thing
OF the past. The score between them
LOT 1900 remains a tie. each having
ueieated the ether three times. and
q,ugStl"n OF supremacy remains
something % BE- disputed Highban
was bothered an season with lsueness
Mhlcn no doubt caused him TO lose n
niue or the great racing caIacitv which
ne possesses. wEilc SOnonA Girl de-
Felopcd streaks Of bad behavior that
seemed Tor time 20 utterly ruin her
IN the hands Of Myron McHenry. how
ever she has become again the mild
hammered mare of old and goes into
winter quarters In as good condition al
she came out last spring. That sba
~ me fastest mare now In racing form
hsfdly anyone doubts. and this rnnet
De- taken to mean that she IL considered
me equal NJ Sweet Marie. She was
sven WorSout mile az Columbus IN
been IAN ont. ana IL seems r,sasor-
able TO expect that in time. should She
remain sound, she will haoofoe the
world champion trotting mare In "a
race =" "
highball has had TO appear at q dis
auNan sake- an season, but he has proved
i,i'llSell the greatest trotting geldnv
that mas appeared. at least in recent
years After an the tax OF his lacl.
or courage he has demonstrated himself
one OF the gamest American trotter,
ana IN many Of his races his courage
mas been sorely tried Once sound IA.
VIII prove the fastest gelding thar, has
ever appeared. many think and his
frequent great flights OF speed have
caused his admirers TO have reason FOR
their confidence IA him Everything
depends on his getting sound. and every
hofseman Will hope 10 see him come out
IN 1908 right in every way.
Nineteen hundred and seven vim On
down into turf history as a great wear
Tor record breaking First Highbau
tfolled in 2;06h at Libertyville. I'M.
blisning new record for green
trotters. Then Sonoma Girl came along
and placed one In the same notch foi.
green" trotting in 2:06k. which stands
as "a record for trotters starting The
year without a record General Watts
lowered the 3-ycar-old stallion trottlnV
record 70 2,04h az Readville Mass. ou-
Isl 10 have Kentucky Todd lower IL 10
2.03 al indianapolis the following week
Then at Columbus the very next week
Kentucky Todd lowered ihc record to
-;NA. which not only established the
stallion record, but oqualed TINT for an
sexes. held by Fantasy. 2.0S7i. Tramp-
fast at Lexington. established a new
record of 2.i2M for 2-year-old trottcrs.
lowering the record long held by Jupe.
-.l59e, ANA which b was thought would
stand Tor years 10 come.
Sweet Marie lowered the ,yorld'r balf-
mile track troting record 90 2.04. later
equalling IL al Lima. Ohio. ana estah-
fishing new one 10 wagon ~ p 09a.
Win amateur driver. Ruth Dillon low
cred The long standing record for trot-
ting hllies, 3-yoar-old. over n half-mlle
track. making b 2.i5it Other recorct
were also made establishing the fact
that 1907 was truly great yenr for rae
ing trptters and PAGERS
Gen. watts. 2.09 H. the triple futuf-
ty winner of the year aud one Of the
greatest colts Of bis age ever brought
out cost his owner, Gen. a.. a. Watts Of
'harlestoWn. w ". $1,000 He Was
trained aud driven in aI his races by
Mike BoWermau. the veteran driver.
who had the honor of winnig ave utun-
Ties iu one year record never ouualed
by any other driver. Bowerman Won
the Hore Review. American Horse
Breeders and Kentucky trotting futuri-
ties with Cen Watts and The Horse
BreederF' and Kentucky futurftics. pace
ing division. with Shakespeare. 09a
A tr0tter of whom much has beer a.
rected hnaly made good 90 both Co
lumbus ana Lexington The troiiing
stallion, rregantle. bias for seyeIas
years been considered one or the best
prospects boz the country and has been
ftaked moro than once. only tO have
some sori of lamcucss come on thai
would throw him nnt of training Tor the
season. This year hc came 10 ms work
and ~~ino out Of ID entirely sound. and
won hie nrst race at Columbus, follow
ing a. up With a brilliant race at Iey-
ington, which brought him in 90 the se-
lect a.l0 lirf be- winning "a new record
or t.0ih Treganile b. tho son Of tho
great simmons. 2.2s ana h a very
handsome horse $4,000 being refused