New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
UH[AN A FAST IROIIER
Horsemen Think He Will Equal
Lou DiIIOn's Time.
FINE RECORD AT CLEVELAND
Old Campaigners Preparing for
First Meeting at Grand
Rapids.

When c. x. G. Billings drove Uhlsn
mile in 2.6es. at Cleveland few days ago
he convinced a great number OF horsernsn
that the black son Of Bingen could trot 4
mile to equal that OF Lou Dillon's 1;So1z-
TrhIan's performance was 10 wagon, driven
nv an amateur who is twenty-five or thirty
pounds overweight. which makes it a great
er performance than has ever before been
made so early in ,he season Lou Diilon
trotted a mile in two minutes fat 70
wagon in October. 1893. but her performances
v-as made with the aid OF a wind shletd'
ubich helps horse about four seconds or
mora. and. all things considered, II cannot
be regarded as quite the equal Of Uhlan's
mile
The temporary recognition Of perform
ances made with wind shield has credited
Lou Dillon in the year book with tret-
ting record of I.5Stz. bur no horse Of her
GAIT has ever gone 4 mile better than Z-Sl
under normal conditions. and this II t1s
mark at which all aspirants for record
honors now AIM
last wear at Cleveland UhIan. after TAX
ing a little the worst Of the start. tTotted
on the outside OF Hamburg Belle from
start TO finish. and forced her out IN 2fll4-
Year before this A. J. WEIGH remarked 20
H. NJ Hanna, OF Cleveland, that he ex-
pected to see half a dozen two-r1inurs
horses in his lifetime. and Mr.. Hanna said;
'sBr1v one for me when you see ore
When Mr.. WEIGH witnessed Uhlan's per-
formance he said, There fs the horse,
and the two promptly set out 20 buy htcl-
Charles Saunders, who owned UhIan. de-
ciined to put a price on him until after
the race was over. but the unfortunate
circumstance Of lost boot distancen him
in the next heat. and In the mean time
the prospective buyer had purchased Ham
burg Belle for s50009 Billings who. fully
appreciated the greatness Of UhIan's losing
performance, opened negotiations for MS
purchase. and shortly after he turrpId the
tables on the mare at Boston Unls n vas
sold TO him for s35.0Oo-
The first trotting meeting OF ths season
on a mile track at Terre Haute L. ID, was
to all intents and purposes the opening or
the Grand Circuit, though not technically
a part OF the bag league Billy Burke a
/ four-year-old colt which was pur chased at
auction for q. go by J. Howard Ford, owner
Of the famous Stony Ford Stud, IN Orange
County. and Vito. owned BY A H Cosden.
one Of the most enthus astic Of New York
race of the season on Wedue sdav. when
Billy Burke won in the 2:13 class. forced
out by Vito in 2:1s1z. 2:12 and 2HSaz Billy
Burke is by Silent Brook. 21B4, out OF
Crystals Last 2.2719. by Onda.leA 2:2Z317, a
son of Onward. 2:251a BilIy's ~ cord when
he started at Terre Haute was , 10. and he
is the first new 2:10 trotter of the year
Both Vito and Billy Burke are entered in
the 213 race at the New York teeting. and
il will probably be contest VI JrtI looking
at If both are fit and ready.
John L. Dodge. formerly pre-. Hdent Of the
Road Drivers Association Of New York
uncovered a crack three-year old PAGER at
Terre Haute. This was Fan ny Stanton. a
daughter of the beautiful brown pacing
mare Redinda. 2-G7Ls. whfc Mr. Dodge
drove on the Speedway years ago Driven
by her owner. the fIIy was second in every
: heat Of the race won by Tv TinkIins Dan IN
2191z, 2:1515 and 2:2r1z. Bo II Fanny Stan
tor and TwinkBng Dan are eligible 10 start
in the pacing division OF tl,e $4,000 Natron
Stakes. to be decided at tlze Grand Circuit
meeting in New York.
Although the meeting az Grand RAPIDS is
not a part of the Grand Circuit, the entrv
lists indicate that it Will hare practically
ali Of the Grand Circuit canpaignsrs.
Frank B. Walker, who is everyw1lere reee<-
nized as the foremost starter of harness
races in the country and who has been en-
gagged To give the word Go at the Eu,pirs
City track meeting VIII act as starter ar
the meeting in Gza1d Rapids Th,s h-sz
race Of the year FOR a 10000 purse VIII
take place there. for trotters in the 2.f2
class. and among the entries are several
horses that vii start at the August meeting
in New York
The Trotting Horse Breeders Club has
arranged an attractive programme for this
meeting. with the trotting division OF the
$500 8Iatron Futurtty Stakes. for three
year-oIds. as the feature OF the first DAYS
card. The pacing division OF the big COLI
stake and the free-for-alI Jrottfn< race ars
features of the secand DAYS programme
PAGERS Of the .O5 csass and trotters OF ths
:09 class viii make Thursday one OF th-
big days OF the neeaing-