Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23
BY L E. ERLER.

Horsemen generally will be glad TO
learn that the mare Blackwatch, by
Fergus McGregor, has foaled a bay
f1lly by h futurity winner, Coehato
CD, 2:11h. and that the black mare
and the flly, who has already been
named Lady Cochato, are doing nicely.
This little miss is an own sister
TO the fast chestnut colt, Todd Nc
Gregor, 2:29&, who took his record as
a 2-year-old during the past season
and worked a mile for Tommy Murphy
at Detroit in 2:231s. Miss Cochato is
a weIl-made thing, and at the same
age is a triie larger than Todd Nc
Gregor was, although 1t is doubtful
whether she would weigh much more;
as she is a trifle more leggy h q the
colt was. but is a good-quartered fllly.
She has a typical Cochato head, and
the long, straight pasterns of the
Todd tribe. Blackwatch was named
in all of the futurity events, and Lady
Cochato is eligible to over $60,0 0 worth
of stakes. Jacob Goldstein, the owner
of these horses, is the proudest man
in sixteen" States. Inc has reason to
be. In Todd McGregor, B~lackwatch
gave him the making of a very high
class horse, and her recent foal would
be q credit to any mare on earth.
Risckwatch will this season be bred to
the black 4-year-old stallion Jersey
Todd, owned by Louis Marder, and her
produce by. this horse will be q blood
brother or sister to her two first foals.
Jersey Todd is a good son of his famous
sire and was q colt trotter Of no mean
capacity. AS q 3-year-old. he worked
miles better than 2:0 at Poughlkeepsie
x,f4I, ut-t.f Aa.ya1 r1rIr rHA M 4 In p ~
made 1t impossible to go on with him. He
could trot quarters In 80 seconds and no
man in the world owns a better gated
horse or a better headed one.
Had misfortune not oyertaken him last
year, he would doubtless have taken a
record better than 2:20 in the autumn. He
will, after a short stud season, be trained
and raced this year, and there is every
reason to believe that he will go into win
ter quarters. with a record right at 2:a.
Blackwatch's foal by this horse should be
valuable property, and while he Is as yet
untried as a sire. II is hard to figure how
he can be other than a success.
Otis Erskinn to Train Here.
When the bluebirds arrive and the rail
birds begin to congregate at Weequanic
Park track local horsemen will find a
new face in the training brigade, Otis
Erskinn, well and favorably known all
from wellsville. N. Y, to this CITY and
will train a public stable at the local
track.
Mr.. Erskinn is a man with wide expert
ence and is thoroughly familiar with
every angle of the sport. He has raced
horses extensively over the half-mile
tracks and has been on the big line as
second trainer to Billy Snow He has had
a lot of experience on stock farms in
handling and breaking colts. He left a
position at the farm of o brothers,
owners OF Mainsheet, 2:06. to come to this
city, but not until a certain number. OF
horses had been guaranteed him. With
these he viii move to the track as soon
as the weather Is AT.
He will have two excellent prospects in
the little bay ~trotting gelding Prince Ed
ward, owned by George Stengei, and the
roam stallion Mcneil. owned by James
Burns.
He will also train the pacing gelding
Blue Star, 2:16h, recently purchased by a
local horseman. This horse Is looked upon
as one of the hest PAGERS In sight eligible
to the 2:17 class, and Will be raced some
at the local matinee events early in the
season. This horse Is by Star Boy. out
of an own sister to the fast mare My
Star, 1904, does not wear the hopples and
Is believed to be a high-olass PAGER.
Baldo's Training.
The bay trotting stallion Baido. owned
by George Stengel, will be trained with
the idea of starting him at one of the
Eastern grand circuit meetings this year.
His owner believes him capable of taking
n record better thar 2:1o over a mile
fra oir nd 10 satisfied he cau win a race