The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-23
HARNESS HORSE NOTES.
Good TrOtters or PAGERS can Make Money
Outside Of Grand Circuit.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March ?2.-John Splan,
who has Just returned after a stay In Chicago
where he was in a position TO laid con-
ditions In the Northwest, says that a man
having a good trotter or PAGER will not neces-
sariIy have to 90 10 the Grand Circuit 10 the
immediate future to make money With him.
-The small fair and racing associations
throughout the South and West. continued
Mr.. Splau. have been gradually improving
until now a 90 cd horse can win good money
most anywhere. The racing associations
have been gradually increasing their purses
until they have now reached q mark when It
paws to own a good stable OF trotting and
pacing horses without entering into the
struggle Of the Grand Circuit. The interest
is becoming more general throughout the
country, and II should. There il no reason
why there should not he a half dozen big
|trotting meetings going on At one time IN
this country. Racing az various points a
long distance apart at one time hOuld not
conflict. and I thiuk The time is near az hand
when there Will be plenty Of horses. horse
men and people that will make trottlng
meetings a success IN various parts OF the
country the entire season.
J. n. Conklyn. Mechanicsburg Ohio, was
here last week to attend TO the shipping Of
the stallion Charley Herr, 2O1, TO his farm IN
Ohio. where the noted horse viii make the
season Of 1905 charley Herr was a sensa-
tlonal trotter AS a three, four and hve-year-
old, He started IN lorty-one races won
eleven, was second thirteen times, third ten
times and got fourth money four times,
winning in the three years t3j.01 lie Is
by Alfred c., 2l9i, islre Of Anne Lee, 2O1'',
out Of Bessie Huntington, by Happy, Traveller,
and is now r. wears old. Charley Herr made
several seasons AZ the hartford track under
the mana cement of Andy Welsh.
j. G.. Haley, College Grove, Tenn, has
written friends here that Red Silver, q three.
year-old son Of Onward Silver, 205}.. VIII
make a season in the stud ~ his farm this
year and is being literally patronizet. His
sire, Onward silver. 2Oj'., winner OF the
Transylyania, was q Tennessee bred horse
and was q great %fayorite IN his home state,
and Red Silver is the first Of his get to makea
season there, Onward Silver Was sold TO
Austrian parties several years ago for S2l ,OOO,
but before being exported made q season or
two In this country and all OF his representa-
tiyes that have appeared on the turf have
taken records better than 30. Another TAcd
stallion that Is in the stud al Mr.. Haley s
farm IL Tennessee Moko. a son Of MOko.
Lovers Of the light harness horse IN Scott
county have formed "A driving Club Tor the
purpose Of HrOrsing he interest OF the people
In that and surrounding counties in t~rotters
and PAGERS Ribbons will be- given 10 the
winners early In tho season but later, in me
summer a cup meeting will he held. The
racing will he done over the old Cano track
at GEORGETOWN. The club has about forty
members, with kenlie stone, president Matt
Turney. secretary. and J, W. MCMeekin,
treasurer. The organization will be known
as the GEORGETOWN Amateur Driving Club.
Douglas. 2l2l,, winner Of the Hartford
FutuTity and unbeaten in his campaign OF
1907, il the only son Of Todd now standing
make the season Of 1905 at John ", Stout
Glen Lake Farm, Versailles.