The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-16
EVENING STARS
RUNNERS WANTED
AT X. OF G. GAMES.
HAMBURG BELLE MAY BE
QUEEN OF TROTTING WORLD

more than one occasion stepped halves
over the local speedway better than
1:05.
She was entered in the $50 trot at
the first matinee this season, but lii
warming up before the race she showed
lame, and was drawn, and the fUilowinx
week was turned out. She had only
been taken up again and logged on the
road y week preceding her death. Last
year, as q three-year-old, early In thu
spring this mare was said to have
beaten 2:es at Macon, Ga, where she
was heing prepared, n later in the
season at the Empire track Erankf
Phillips worked her a mile In 2:3zH.
She was an " sister to Sadie Worthy,
who captured third money in the Horse
Breeder futurity at Readville, Mzs4l
on August g last. ana wlls would un-
doubtedly have won the event had she
been in the hands of a more expert
enoed race driver than Frank Phiilins.
She had shown miles right at 2:i0 In
her work. and The Leading Lady, who
J had never beaten 2:11iis in her work.
+, won handily in 2:15it and 2:12k. Sarah
Worthy was bred at Shultshurst farm.
foaled in 1904. and sired by Axwortl1y
- sA'g2 ~ III D0IIk
e:04&. General Watts (3) 206X. Tom
Agworthy 2:07. Guy Axworthy n,
e:0sE. Alta Axworthy () 2:1Bii, go
2:101s; Jack Axworthy (2) 2:15N, etc.
dam Leopolita (3) e:25h dam of Sadie
Worthy t2) 2:2tM), by Mendocino 60
2:19ii (sire of three with records better
than 2:10). a son of Eleetioneer 1925.
1t will be seen that Sarah Worthy
was bred in extreme speed producing
lines. and had not death overtaken her
she would surely have added fame TO
her sire and her dan. Her death Is
not only a severe loss to her owner,
but to the breeding industry.
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A report in the shape of an interview.
with President Johnson. of the Breed
ers' Association, was sent out from
Boston to the effect that the associa-
ton was 80 badly in debt that the
racing plant at Readville would be sold
and cut up into building plots.
In this interview President John son
Was said to have stated hat the big
handicap was the last hope of the as
ISOLATION, and as it had failed to clear
the mortgage on the race-track. or in
deed to come anywhere near the fnan-
- 49, thot was 0&PSCtt0. IL 1du
b.en decided to abandon racing alto
sether.
This was unpleasant news to the pub
lie at large, for the New England as
ISOLATION has been the leader in the
trotting horse world and the public had
come to expect big things Of 1t. Their
meetings have always been of world
wide Importance. There gathered the
best trotters ana PAGERS the land at
forded, and the sport was always con
Quoted in a manner above suspicion.
and for years It has been the mainstay
OF racing in the East.
The day following the reported inter
view with President Johnson came .
statement to the effect that the direc.
tors OF the association had met and
decided to go on. Not alone that bul
that the handicap would be repeated in
1909 for a purse for the same size as
this year. and In addition there would
be a race on similar lines for PAGERS
with u purse of the value OF SO, 900.
This statement was received with Rlee
by all horsemen. for few desire to see
the New England Breeders Association
go out Of business.