The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-23
CHIEFS MARK ON
SPEEDWAY ONE OF
RAGING FEATURES
BY WALTER E. ERLER.

The season of racing over the local speed
way has been productive of more high
class horse racing on that course than at
any previous time. The attendance showed
au increased popularity for speedway rae
ing. During the meeting a new champion
was unveiled in the black pacing phenom,
Chief, owned by Doc B~odenweiser. of Ar
lington, who covered the distance in 1:Os1a,
which was, all things considered, a high
class performance, as the local course is
not as fast as speedXays generally.
The best previous record was 2:04. held
by Gil Brady's black mare. Rebe. In the
t~rotting division nothing sensational In the
way of speed occurred, and the bay mare,
Ida Gray. 2:13, still holds the record over
the course at 1:Oi, although there are a
Couple of horses in the organization be-
1ieved capable of beating the mark had
they been started.
The bay gelding, Wilkes Heart, 2:O61..
could surely have beaten it, and in the
opinion of many horsemen Charlie Hawks
bay %gelding, DR.. Ives, 2:12A, could have
taken something ,,ff of the record.
Gil Brady's black mare, Rebe, and james
Fallon's black mare. Carrie L., make an
excellent team. and with a little more work
miles. They have been driven double for
less than n week, and in the team race
Saturday they went away from the
Ketcham entry, as though the lattcr were
ahN NV 49, Nfe f
as invincible in the event.
The bay t~rotting mare. Princine, 2:10h,
proved to be the star of The Meyer Broth
ers' consignment Mt the Old Glory sale last
" eek. bringing $T75. While the PURCHASER
was Ephraim Dennis. Quebec, Gambia, the
bay mare will go to u ssia, to carye her
destiny In the brood mare ranks In the
land of the czar. While Princinc had o
world of speed, she could not be called, a
success as a race mare. She was sired by
pey. 2:l9A, a son of Santa Claus. 2l17A.
dam Miss Stakes, by Great Stakes. 25521,
by Eilly Thornton, 2:2f1A.
There is in the stable of Ike Hully a roam
racing mare that comes to Newark with
a reputation of being able to do great
things on the race track. She has no rec
ord, but has stepped some fast miles over
a half-n,ile track In her work the past sea-
son. Ike will give hor a careful wintcring
and race her next season. This mare Is q
daughter Of the late Jay Bird. 500, sire OF
season, who sold at the garden last. week
fer $500; Hawthorne, 3;06M; Alceste,
2:07M; A1lertcn, 2:0g14. etc, dam by Elec-
trite, 1os7s, sire of Rose Electric, 2;1SA;
etc.
=. A. Oatman, Of East Orange. exhibited
his recent purchase, Admorell. over the
SS@p ST na, sna "a s,1s c, He + q brown 1esTI1n sel trats
ter. dan Morella, by Bermuda bs74.. a son
OF Barker 4fA. While this Is good stout
breeding, It can hardly be called fashion
able, but great things are credited to this
7-year-old son of the yearling champion.
Samuel Berry, OF this city, purchased. at
the recent Old Glory sale the bay trottfng
mare. Annie Nutwood. In a recent CONVEX
sation with n New York horseman fami-
liar with the abilities Of this mare. he told
the writer that she was unquestionnhly the
making of a lrst-class race mare. She has,
never hen trained for gpeo0. Dut mas
stepped n hn1f mile track In 2:35 right off
the road. hitched to "a heavy runabout.
Annie Nutwood was sired by Norfolk Se7o
N Nut Sa a a:isA. N dam MISS Ssi4 Eass { Sc" dam m
Of Miss Nelson. 2:11N, and granddam of
Royal Penn, 2:13%.