The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
NOTES OF THE TROTTERs AND PACREs

HighbsiL 2so3fi. may prove 70 be she
next two-miuute trotter.
Sonoma Gil. e-6514. left Readviue in the
stable Of Billy Andrews
There viii De $500 distributed among
the horsemen at the ReadylIe meeting.
The hslf-miIe track meetings in Ohio
and Pennsyiyania are proving uniformly
successful
Brook Curry is back at Lexington. Ky.
and Viu start Peter Pan az Columbus and
lexington
T. e. HAL. Of New Castle. Pa. recently
purchased the black pacing staten. Bess.
trial. --i5i,
his form OF two SEASONS ago. when he
worked Ia l-5ss,
The PAGER Spill. a.5sis. formerly wore
the straps. but is pacing nicely tlIS sea-
son without them
Early Alice. 2-5-lt is said to be in fine
condition. and likely 90 De one OF the
great troJrers of 1sr>
sam Escwein. 2-Igz. went several miles
lately iu --o7@, and --1N'i. Dave Mcdonald.
Cf PittS1urg. has him.
Eighty-soven OF the horses originally
entered ga the big 5000 ReadviHe handi-
The Harvester the S. 900 colt. looks TO
have some speed He r-eI-d uf "a last
quarter the other day ia 3Ils seconds
It IS reported that Alta Mcdonald drove
Che tretier WUree1 "a mile in z-1-4. before
shipping him from RtaGyIle o. Detroit.
II The Friend. 2r5is. ever gets back 10
form. be VIII give his sire. Helr-at-I-lvy.
-."-'s, another --gI performer. "a good race.
Nancy Aliens mile in 2.loi, over a slow
half-mile track az TituSvlTe Pa. shows
'Aat Amos t'ataoun has her in good form
ON the opiuins day Of the New Castle.
Pa. meeting pool selling ws-s stopped by
order Of Judge Porter, OF the Lawrence
County Court
Ny Ideal owned by Charles Gies. OF
Butler. Pa, recently stepped a quarter in
Pa seconds over the Stouebero fPal
track AIy ideaI is a grceu trottinE s-al-
Hon. by The Beau Ideal 2-I5I.
This fails big fair circuit will one, AZ
NliSeSharre August y. 20 be followed bv
Bethlehem. Nazaroru. Kutzroyvu. Allen
town, Muut Holly. Trenton. Point Breeze.
iaiiadelpaia, York. Easerstown, and /
Frederick.
There IS apparently no prospect Of in I
,ereSt tu harness racing ever diving out I
with horses like Minor Heir. 2-H. Amy 4
Brooks. 2.a5is. Jack Levburn. 2.04z.. and /
/ lemiug Boy. --07ii showing I'D before
The season has fairly opened
T. c. Walker. Of Norrist5wn. purchased ]
.he Oulooker. 2-2lia. 10y Tso0kawav. from
icorge White OF I.ausdaIe. two weeks 1
iEo, and had rhe misfortune % lose him
'y death last sunday night. The Onlook-
n was a capable trotter. and would have 4
been campaigned by Walker had Dee lived.
Amos Rathbuu won the entire pro
;ranne on the opening day ar TitusviIIe.
Pa last week. With Anita he won the
- pace. best Jiue --lfi4. with Rosemary
hines the 2-ao tr0t. best time 2.Iglt. and
with Nancy Allen he captured the 2-l2 !
ace. best time 2.1W.
Tom Sharkey. the weIl-znown pugiIfst
s reported TO have made killing at oil
ity, Pa. when his bay gelding Klon-
IKE an outsider in the betting. won the
Is tTot from the favorite Grattan Boy. /
r., 2-loiz- The latter won the opening
ound in 2-2Gi4- with Kl0ndike in third
lace; then the Sharkey gelding was cut
bose and won the next three heats
The lessee of the Belmont Driving Club
iarvey Ernest. is going down the oil
lrcuiJ with string of Jrotters and PAGERS
GLOWING are the PAGERS Oakland. son
Oakland Baron Direct Chimes. by Di-
H. &
iazel D.. by Sheridan Chimes. The tror-
ers are Sir Arthur, by Waterloo. Cav
Ting by Western Light, and Mary Kew,
y Baron II.
The lake Erie Circuit. which for a long
Ime has furnished entertainment for the
ublic Of Western Pennsylvania has J
wen meeting this season AT which the
acing is as good. il not better. from point /
contest than that seen at a great ,
lany Of the mile tracks. The entry lists
ave been very large, as have also the
eids- and as a whole the horses are an ,
nusually high-class lot
pedigree shows three crosses
Hambietonian 10. but he did not derive !
ny OF his Inheritance from either George
likes or Electioneer. He traces dIra-ti,.
the paternsl line 20 Alexander's AbdaI- T.
D Is. and also inherits the blood of .
anbrino Chief Il SeeIys American Star
b as well as that Of the noted four-mile
.oToughbred race horses Grey Eagle ami
exingJon.
Grattan Boy jr.. turned the tables
cely on Klondike. 2153z. at Titusvflle
hen ne won from the gold producer in
IA. 2l6l4. and 2135a. the latter time be- ,
g new track record for a trotter. !,
red Clark had 10 20 at his stallion
lightly with the whip to beat his an
gonlst by short head. however.
nomas Sharkey. owner of KIondixe 'T
as on hand and had his money down b
II said after the race that while he o.
81 his coin he was mighty glad that his ~
iding escaped the fast mark. Rue Clark n
DO raced klOndihe last season. but lsst 7,
Il retired from the suIky 70 take I'd a
mmercial position Is back urffh tbs