Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07
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Big Stride by Colt Racers.

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Colt trotting has made greater strides
in the last ten years than any other
branch of the sport, not SO much per-
haps in the matter of mere records-al-
though great things have been done In
that hne-as in the production Of two
and three year old trotters that race
like matured horses and show stake
class In q most unmistakable manner.
When the century began the 2.O8N OF
Fantasy was the best mile by a three
year-old, and it was made against the
watch.
Nowadays three or four trotters Of that
age will race several heats around 21C
and the race record Is the 2.O4k Of Col
orado in q second heat, while among
the three-year- FLIES Of recent years
have been such brilliant performers Is
GBace (Which won a third heat in 2O6
and then took the fourth and fifth heats
a first heat in 2.O7k. But the three-year-old
record Of Fantasy stood until 1907. which
season saw the advent of a great lot OF
colt trotters. Soprano tied the record
lucky Todd tied it again, and little
later Gen. Watts placed the record at
2.O6&, where 1t stayed until last sum-
mer, when the Denver colt COLORADO
soon showed himself q long ways the best
Of the age.
Colorado Shows Speed.
Colorado went q public mile in his
training in 2O6A in July, and then. IN
performance to be no fiuke. In his last
start. in October, the colt was really
set down. for the first time when he
in 2O4as was the result This was IN
the second heat Of a race. the first hav-
ing been won by Colorado in 211A. AS
showing what crack three-year-oio OF
the present day must possess In the way
of constitution as we'll as speed It may
be said that the week previous to this
2.O4a4 mile Colorado raced five hard heats.
being first or second at the end OF every
mile, and the average time OF those meats
was a shade under 200. Ten years ago
ing performance by a field of aged trot-
tiers Of the free-for-al class:
Only a few years ago two-yeer-oto
trotter that could race in 2.2O would 90
to start in the stakes for that age. ana
o15 would win nearly all Of them. But
today a go two-year-old stays at home.
and the 2.15 youngster is lucky II 1t gets
a piece of the money in the rich fu-
turtles.
Fast Work by Two-Year-olds.
Last fall at Lexington Justice Brooke
won a stake for two-year-oldS IN Z.iI12'
2.o9k, and the following week another
two-year-old. Silent Brigade, won IN
o.lOE. 21Ox In neither Of those races
did the champion two-year-old of the sea-
son, Miss Stokes, 2O9h. start Three
2lO two-year-olds in season are PROOF
that trotters now are bred with as much
certainty in the speed line as are tne
and the largest heios ana
best contests of meetings where the colt
trotterS are catered to are those 1of wv
and three year olds.
The stallion record, when the century
closed, was the 2O5A OF Directum. and
the mile likewise constituted the best
mark for four-year-olds. and as there
never is any particular incentive to try
four-year-old highly unless, as In the
case of Joan, which succeeded Dfrectum
as the age champion, the youngster Is
pitted against aged horses for big purses,
the Directum mile stood tlnchanenged
long time. The yearling mark OF 2.z, set
by Adbell in 1894. enjoyed the same I'm
munity, the reason being that racing OF
yearlings for purses was forbidden, ana
it was not until two or three years ago
the practice was taken up. Then when
Miss Stokes beat 20 before her second
birthday and her sire gained glory there
by, the owners of other stations began
training baby trotters. 1t Immediately
was discovered that for the present brand
OF yearling trotters 2.80 is All easy task.
Silent Brigade trotted as a yeariing in
226A. and last year got a two-year-old
mark of 2.10A in a winning race. Wilbur
Lou, California stallion, got into the
go list with 2.19h mile. and now the
belief is that 2.15 will be the yearling
record before long
Cresceus was the first stallion to lower