The Press., 1908-11-11

G. o. Flynt sent Col Henry Halls three horses that he has been racing this fall to Springfield recently, and won all the races This was a most fitting wind up of very success. full season, and great amount of credit is due Trainer Frank Barwdell for the good showing. Le Baron Buckner, the black stallion, won his race in most impressive style, beating
 "Vic'' Frost's good mare, Katherine D., also Wm. Smiths sweet little Tommy Tompkins, just home from New York, where he won race of half-mile heats in 1.O44, 1.O41
 Buckner trotted to his mark in each heat, 22 24, and apparently could have gone much faster if necessary. Bardwell had the good mare "Ione'' right on edge, and in order not to get
 her out of the 22O class drove some pretty close finishes. As it was she went to her mark in the second heat, 191, and came back the fourth heat in POI. The interest was mostly centered in the free for all, as u e
 wizard, Asa Wilkes, was to start, and to say that he was the whole thing'' of the afternoon sport was putting it mildly He won, with much to spare. in 1.O44. LOG, 1.nI
 There were so many who wanted to see him step a fast half that the genial secretary, H. NJ Clark, pre-
 vailed upon Col Hall to have him go to beat the track record of 1 03l. and while it was late, nearly , o'clock, and the track in very poor condition, owing to the three races aud also the four running races pulled off during the afternoon, Bardwell stated he could go as fast half as had ever been paced by any horse in the world under similar conditions. Two runners were procured from Quintard $ string, and after two or three scores Bard we'll nodded for the word. The three went abreast around the turn easily, as it is quite sharp, but at that the one-eighth mile post was reached in 165 seconds. Up the back stretch Asa drew away from the runner" a trif1e, and at the quarter 31 seconds was announced. This made the second eight in 141 seconds, at the rate of l. 58 for the mile, aud as the little chestnut has demonstrated in all his races that he is game to the core,l all who knew him was sure the taask record would go, and go it did. He came around the upper turn, taken back by his careful driver. and al lowed the runners to reach his saddle, but when Bardwell was seen to shake his whip just once The horse seemed to fairly fly (and some caught the last eighth in l 4 seconds). The time was annuonced in 1 O24, but many of the watches iD the grand stand had it in 1 O2 flat, and one of the official timers caught it 1.O2 1-5 All horsemen acknowledge that this was 8 most wonderful performance, taking all things into account-his three first heats. lateness of the day, poor con- dition of the track-and it's a question if any horse living could have equalled it; surely they could not go with any more ease and grace than did Asa Wilkes. This horse was purchased from MT. Flynt's brother in-law, George A. Needham, of Brooklyn, N. Y., last winter. Mir. Needham raised him, and has now three colts from his dam, one four. year -old by Direct, a two.year. old and yearling by Direct Hal. MT. Needham gave his dam to MT. Flynt. and she has mating by Le Baron Buckner and is now in foal to the same horse. Asa commenced this season without record, was started first at Woonsocket, R. Aug. 19, and won in three straight heats, get ting 8 record of 194 :; has raced every week since and winning at Nashua, N. H., Sept. IS, taking a record the sixth heat of 141 In his ten races lie has won nine, was second each heat in the one he lost This race was at Norwich, Ct., Sept 9. He had won race the day before, but was started, as it was a $500 stake and entrance money paid in. Ella Willis. ? 134. won in straight heats, but was forced to go each heat in 2 154. Asa had many misnaps in this race, there being nine starters. He was pocketed m two heats, and once his sulky was run into He met Ella Willis at Rockville two weeks later and won handily in l AZ, 154, 154. With two exceptions he has won his races one, two, three At Nashua he finished z. 1, 1, ?, 2, 1, and at Woonsocket 4, 1, l. l. Oct. 10 he met the great Vesta Boy, 2.O54, the horse that holds several worlds records. and this year has broken many half.mile track records down an some fourteen out of sixteen races. Asa walked away from him in LOAF, 1.O54, 1.074. In all his races he has never made break, and every heat he has won no horse has headed him after he had gone to the front. He's a beautiful horse to look at, dark chestnut, blocky built, weighs 1O50 pounds and absolutely sound; his breeding is the very best. He is by Roan Wilkes. 2 O44, one of the very best race horses of his day. Fews horses won more races or in faster time than did Roan Wilkes. His sire. Tennessee Wilkes, is one of the few to sire two in the ?. O5 list Mazette, 2.O44, and Roan Wilkes, 2,.O48. He is also sire of the now most popular of all pacing sires, Argot Wilkes. 144, sire of Argot Boy,